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]

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).

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Title

PACED Act Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-06-28SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
2019-06-28SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2019-06-27SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-02-12SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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