HR 3309 · 113th Congress · Commerce
Innovation Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2013-12-09)
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Innovation Act - Directs a party alleging infringement in a civil action involving a claim for relief arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents to include in the court pleadings, unless the information is not reasonably accessible, specified details concerning: (1) each claim of each patent allegedly infringed, including each accused apparatus, feature, function, method, service, or other accused instrumentality; (2) the person alleged to be the direct infringer for each claim alleged to have been infringed indirectly; (3) the principal business of the party alleging infringement; (4) each complaint filed that asserts any of the same patents; and (5) whether the patent has been declared essential, potentially essential, or having potential to become essential to any standard-setting body as well as whether the United States or a foreign government has imposed any specific licensing requirements. Requires courts to award prevailing parties reasonable fees and other expenses incurred in connection with such actions, unless the position of the nonprevailing party was substantially justified or special circumstances make an award unjust. Allows the court, if a nonprevailing…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3309, Innovation Act
Nov 27, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 20, 2013
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Cosponsors (16)
7 Democrats9 Republicans