H.R. 6245 · 112th Congress
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012
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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…
What it does: CRS summary · 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012
Latest action (Aug 14, 2012): Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 1, 2012
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.