US SB440 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits patent owners from asserting tribal sovereign immunity as a defense in certain proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including patent validity challenge proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The prohibition also applies to court actions and proceedings before the International Trade Commission. Sovereign immunity for foreign states shall apply in the PTAB as it applies in federal court. The abrogation of sovereign immunity shall not apply to states or institutions of higher education (i.e., public state universities and institutions).
Title
PACED Act Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act
Sponsors
Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-28 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129. |
2019-06-28 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
2019-06-27 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
2019-02-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Federal-Indian relations
Government liability
Intellectual property
Jurisdiction and venue
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Commerce
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Federal-Indian relations
Government liability
Intellectual property
Jurisdiction and venue
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status