A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents.
Latest action · Oct 5, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits an Indian tribe from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense in an inter partes review of the validity of a patent.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 5, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
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