Difference between revisions of "Innovation Act"
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'''H.R.9: Innovation Act (2015)''' [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/9 (Congress)] | '''H.R.9: Innovation Act (2015)''' [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/9 (Congress)] | ||
| + | The Innovation Act was introduced on February 5, 2015, by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). | ||
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*Heightened pleading requirements: must show how each limitation of each asserted claim in each asserted patent is found within each | *Heightened pleading requirements: must show how each limitation of each asserted claim in each asserted patent is found within each | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 19 February 2016
H.R.9: Innovation Act (2015) (Congress)
The Innovation Act was introduced on February 5, 2015, by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). 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.
