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HR 3954 116th 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: July 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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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 August 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
Richmond, Cedric
· Oct 8, 2019
Ratcliffe, John
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Aug 6, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 24, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3954: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3954/
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"H.R. 3954: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3954/.
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H.R. 3954, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3954/.
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[H.R. 3954: 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/116-HR-3954/)
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