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S.1137: PATENT Act
About This Bill
- Introduced April 29, 2015
- Latest Major Action Feb. 25, 2016
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Highlights: This bill amends federal patent law to add pleading and disclosure requirements for patent infringement actions. The bill sets standards for a court's consideration of a motion to stay an action against retailers or end users that agree to be bound as to issues determined in an action to which the manufacturer is a party. The bill provides for a stay of discovery during the pendency of a motion to dismiss, transfer venue, or sever...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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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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| Sept. 8, 2015 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.
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| Sept. 8, 2015 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| June 4, 2015 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| May 7, 2015 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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| April 29, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2532-2533; text of measure as introduced: CR S2533-2539)
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| April 29, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) |