Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2013 to Aug 2, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 5, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Kerry L. Bentivolio | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Aug 2, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
- Feb 27, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2013Introduced in House
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