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HR 7201 115th Congress House Commerce Intellectual property Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Property rights

To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 29, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 29, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes that certain activities on or below the waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone that infringe a U.S. patent shall be considered an infringing act that occurs within the United States.

What's happening now November 29, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 29, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Nov 29, 2018
Poe, Ted
· Nov 29, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Nov 29, 2018
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Nov 29, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7201: To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7201/
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"H.R. 7201: To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7201/.
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H.R. 7201, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7201/.
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[H.R. 7201: To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7201/)
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