HR 6557
115th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Intellectual property
Judicial procedure and administration
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Inventor Protection Act
Introduced: July 26, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Inventor Protection Act
This bill creates additional protections for patents wholly owned by their inventors, such as exempting such patents from administrative validity challenges and allowing inventors to sue for infringement in any district where the defendant is subject to that court's personal jurisdiction.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
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