A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents.

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S 1948

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Oct 5, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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Federal-Indian relations Intellectual property Native Americans Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

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This bill prohibits an Indian tribe from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense in an inter partes review of the validity of a patent.

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