Inventor Protection Act
Latest action · Oct 1, 2018 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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2018 to Nov 2, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Nov 2, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2018Referred 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.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
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