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S 3772 117th Congress Senate Commerce

Defending American Courts Act

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2022
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Defending American Courts Act

This bill imposes limitations relating to a person (i.e., individual or entity) that seeks to use an injunction from a foreign tribunal to restrict a patent infringement claim in the United States.

For example, if the person asserting such a foreign injunction has been found liable for patent infringement in a U.S. court, that court shall, with certain exceptions, make specified presumptions that generally increase the likelihood of the court (1) increasing the damages awarded in the case, and (2) awarding attorney fees to the patent owner.

What's happening now March 8, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 8, 2022
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 8, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 8, 2022
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 8, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3772: Defending American Courts Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3772/
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"S. 3772: Defending American Courts Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3772/.
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S. 3772, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3772/.
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