HR 6245 · 112th Congress · Commerce

Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-08-01· Sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]· House

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.(2012-08-14)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to allow a court, upon finding that a party does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding in an action disputing the validity or alleging infringement of a computer hardware or software patent, to award the recovery of full litigation costs to the prevailing party, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States.…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT