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"Establishes procedures to stay discovery pending a preliminary motion, subject to exceptions for: (1) motions to sever, drop a party, dismiss, or transfer; (2) actions in which a patentee is granted a preliminary injunction to prevent competitive harm; (3) consent of the parties; or (4) certain drug and biological product applications."[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr9/summary] By enabling courts to stay discovery, the act intends to reduce litigation costs and targets patent trolls who intend intending to settle a case quickly and early on by making use of information revealed in discovery. <ref name="innovationactsummary" />
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===Discovery Stay===
The act establishes that a claim construction ruling must occur prior to discovery. Courts do not have to stay discovery if both parties consent, the patent holder is awarded a preliminary injunction, or the case is transferred, dismissed, severed, or a party drops out of the case. <ref name="govtracksummary" /> A preliminary injunction forces a party to stop the actions supposedly infringing the patent prior to the court's finally ruling. Severing a lawsuit means separating the lawsuit into several parts or deciding a case on an individual basis if there are multiple defendants. <ref name="sever" />
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