Innovation Act
Revision as of 15:40, 19 February 2016 by imported>Julia
H.R.9: Innovation Act (2015) (Congress) Summary
- Heightened pleading requirements: must show how each limitation of each asserted claim in each asserted patent is found within each
- Presumption of attorney fees: encourages judges to make a party pay attorney fees if lawsuit or claim is deemed frivolous
- Transparency of ownership: requires plaintiffs to disclose the owner of the patent in question so the identity of the real parties behind the litigation is clear
- Will ensure that patent trolls cannot hide behind a web of shell companies to avoid accountability for bringing frivolous litigation
- Discovery limits: limit discovery in litigation until after a claim construction ruling
- Aimed at reducing cost
GovTrack predicts that the Innovation Act has a 36% chance of being enacted.
