3.0.0 6557 2023-01-11T13:41:56Z 2023-01-11T13:41:56Z House HR 2018-07-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROHRABACHER:H.R. 6557.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power . . .To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, bysecuring for limited Times to Authors and Inventors theexclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;[Page H7725]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2018-10-01T21:08:40Z Referred to 2018-07-26T13:03:40Z 2018-10-01 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2018-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 N B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2018-09-28 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2018-09-28 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2018-09-28 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2018-09-28 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2018-11-02 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Intellectual property Judicial procedure and administration Jurisdiction and venue Legal fees and court costs Commerce 00 2018-07-26 Introduced in House 2019-07-19T20:46:59Z Inventor Protection Act

This bill creates additional protections for patents wholly owned by their inventors, such as exempting such patents from administrative validity challenges and allowing inventors to sue for infringement in any district where the defendant is subject to that court's personal jurisdiction.

]]> Inventor Protection Act Display Title Inventor Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 35, United States Code, to restore patent rights to inventors, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Inventor Protection Act Introduced in House 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6557ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6557ih.xml 2018-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.