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HR 845 113th Congress House Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Civil actions and liability Higher education Intellectual property Legal fees and court costs Technology transfer and commercialization

Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013

Introduced: February 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Feb 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 - Amends federal patent law, with respect to the remedies available in actions involving validity or infringement of a patent, to allow a party asserting invalidity or noninfringement to move for a judgment that the adverse party is not: (1) the inventor, a joint inventor, or in the case of a patent filed by, and awarded to, an assignee of the original inventor or joint inventor, the original assignee of the patent; (2) able to provide documentation of substantial investment made in the exploitation of the patent through production or sale of an item covered by the patent; or (3) an institution of higher education or a technology transfer organization.

Directs courts making such a judgment to award the recovery of full costs to any prevailing party asserting invalidity or noninfringement, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States, unless exceptional circumstances make an award unjust.

What's happening now April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.

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