Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 1, 2012)
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to allow a court, upon finding that a party does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding in an action disputing the validity or alleging infringement of a computer hardware or software patent, to award the recovery of full litigation costs to the prevailing party, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States.
What just happenedAug 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseAug 1, 2012
- Aug 14, 2012CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Over-Criminalization Task Force Subcommittee - Aug 1, 2012IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 1, 2012IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2012IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House