The Shield Act
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H.R.845: The Shield (Saving High-Tech Innovators From Egregious Legal Disputes) Act See:
- https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr845
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/845
- Introduced in 2013, but was not enacted
- Requires an unsuccessful plaintiff in an infringement suit to pay the defendant’s legal fees
- Effort to dissuade frivolous patent lawsuits
