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===Legislation===
'''H.R.9: Innovation Act'''[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/9]*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
==Prize System for Inventions==
