H.R. 4954 · 111th Congress
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer…
Full title
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings.
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Baldwin7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends federal patent law to revise the authorization of civil suits to collect one-half of the $500 penalty for false marking.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 25, 2010
Amends federal patent law to revise the authorization of civil suits to collect one-half of the $500 penalty for false marking.
Limits the right to file a civil action in a U.S. district court to persons who have suffered a competitive injury as a result of a violation of the prohibition against false marking. (Thus repeals the right of any person to sue for the penalty.) Allows a person who has suffered a competitive injury to file a civil action to recover damages adequate to compensate for the injury. (Current law allows any person to collect up to one-half of $500 for every such offense.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings.
Latest action (Mar 25, 2010): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 25, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.