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- H.R.9
H.R.9: Innovation Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 5, 2015
- Latest Major Action Feb. 25, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
27 (12 Democrats, 15 Republicans)
When this bill was on the Most Viewed List on Congress.gov
| Week Ending | Rank |
|---|---|
| July 19, 2015 | 9th |
Bill Summary
Innovation Act (Sec. 3) Directs a party alleging patent infringement in a civil action to include in the court pleadings, unless the information is not accessible after a reasonable inquiry, specified details concerning: all claims necessary to produce the identification of each process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ("accused instrumentalities") alleged to infringe any claim of each patent allegedly infringed; the name,...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 25, 2016 |
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-603.
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| July 29, 2015 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
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| July 29, 2015 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-235.
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| June 11, 2015 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 8.
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| June 11, 2015 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 14, 2015 |
Committee Hearings Held.
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| April 13, 2015 |
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
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| March 19, 2015 |
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
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| March 18, 2015 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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| March 17, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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| Feb. 5, 2015 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Feb. 5, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.) |