H.R.2766: STOP Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced July 22, 2013
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 13, 2013

Bill Summary

Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to remove the eight-year sunset provision with respect to the transitional post-grant review program available to review the validity of covered business method patents, thereby making the program permanent. Expands the term "covered business method patent" to include a patent that claims a method or corresponding apparatus for performing...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There is one statement associated with H.R.2766.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sept. 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
July 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
July 22, 2013

Introduced in the House by Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

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