H.R. 845
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Sponsor
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 845
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Feb 27, 2013
- Policy Area
- Commerce
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 - Amends federal patent law, with respect to the remedies available in actions involving validity or infringement of a patent, to allow a party asserting invalidity or noninfringement to move for a judgment that the adverse party is not: (1) the inventor, a joint inventor, or in the case of a patent filed by, and awarded to, an assignee of the original inventor or joint inventor, the original assignee of the patent; (2) able to provide documentation of substantial investment made in the exploitation of the patent through production or sale of an item covered by the patent; or (3) an institution of higher education or a technology transfer organization.
Directs courts making such a judgment to award the recovery of full costs to any prevailing party asserting invalidity or noninfringement, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States, unless exceptional circumstances make an award unjust.
Judiciary Committee
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2013