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'''S.1137: Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act (2015)''' [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1137 (Congress)] | '''S.1137: Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act (2015)''' [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1137 (Congress)] | ||
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*Pleading and early disclosure: must identify each claim of each patent allegedly infringed and which products or processes are infringing | *Pleading and early disclosure: must identify each claim of each patent allegedly infringed and which products or processes are infringing | ||
*Discovery limits: requires a court to stay expensive discovery pending resolution of preliminary motions | *Discovery limits: requires a court to stay expensive discovery pending resolution of preliminary motions | ||
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*Disclosure of patent ownership: requires patent holders to disclose to the PTO whenever there is an assignment of interest in the patent that results in a change of ultimate parent entity | *Disclosure of patent ownership: requires patent holders to disclose to the PTO whenever there is an assignment of interest in the patent that results in a change of ultimate parent entity | ||
*Small business provisions: directs PTO to develop educational resources for businesses targeted by patent suits and to create a list of pending patent cases on its website | *Small business provisions: directs PTO to develop educational resources for businesses targeted by patent suits and to create a list of pending patent cases on its website | ||
| + | GovTrack predicts the PATENT Act has a 36% chance of being enacted. | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 19 February 2016
S.1137: Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act (2015) (Congress)
Summary
- Pleading and early disclosure: must identify each claim of each patent allegedly infringed and which products or processes are infringing
- Discovery limits: requires a court to stay expensive discovery pending resolution of preliminary motions
- Fees and recovery: provides that reasonable attorney fees will be awarded if the court finds that the non-prevailing party was not objectively reasonable
- Disclosure of patent ownership: requires patent holders to disclose to the PTO whenever there is an assignment of interest in the patent that results in a change of ultimate parent entity
- Small business provisions: directs PTO to develop educational resources for businesses targeted by patent suits and to create a list of pending patent cases on its website
GovTrack predicts the PATENT Act has a 36% chance of being enacted.
