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The [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/9| H.R.9:Innovation Act] was reintroduced on February 5, 2015, by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). The full title of the act is "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes." <ref name="GovTrack" /> The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and was placed on the Union Calendar on July 29, 2015. Currently the bill has 27 cosponsors, 15 Republicans and 12 Democrats. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr9#| GovTrack] predicts that the Innovation Act has a 36% chance of being enacted.Representative Bob Goodlatte intends for the bill to cut down on abusive patent litigation and strengthen a patent holder's rights. The bill will target the following areas:
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The [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/9| H.R.9:Innovation Act] was reintroduced on February 5, 2015, by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and was placed on the Union Calendar on July 29, 2015. Currently the bill has 27 cosponsors, 15 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
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*Abusive Patent Litigation.
*Increasing Transparency and reducing Weak Patent Infringement Claims.
*Clarifying patent litigation procedures and practices.
*Bolstering small businesses built upon IP.
*Reducing referrals to random courts for the review of patent cases.
*Weakening power of [Innovation Policy#Patent Trolls| Patent Trolls].
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==Provisions==
