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S.440: PACED Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 12, 2019
- Latest Major Action June 28, 2019
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - June 28, 2019
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 12, 2019
Bill Summary
Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act or the PACED Act This bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 28, 2019 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| June 28, 2019 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
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| June 28, 2019 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| June 27, 2019 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Feb. 12, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Feb. 12, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) |