US HB6245 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to allow a court, upon finding that a party does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding in an action disputing the validity or alleging infringement of a computer hardware or software patent, to award the recovery of full litigation costs to the prevailing party, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States.
Title
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT] | Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. |
| 2012-08-01 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Computers and information technology
Intellectual property
Legal fees and court costs
Commerce
Computers and information technology
Intellectual property
Legal fees and court costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6245/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6245/BILLS-112hr6245ih.pdf |
