3.0.0 2178 2022-11-01T13:50:33Z 2022-11-01T13:50:33Z Senate S 2019-07-18 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-18T19:47:02Z 2019-07-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-07-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2019-07-18 True Commerce Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Intellectual property Licensing and registrations Manufacturing Trade secrets and economic espionage Commerce 00 2019-07-18 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-19T20:01:23Z Prevent Abuse of the Legal System Act or the PALS Act

This bill imposes restrictions on U.S. patent infringement actions and transactions involving entities covered by certain export regulations.

Specifically, the bill's restrictions apply to all entities on a list maintained by the Department of Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Under the EAR, transfers and exports of certain items that implicate national security or foreign policy concerns are restricted when the transaction involves an entity on the list (i.e., a designated entity).

In patent infringement actions involving a designated entity, the pleading alleging infringement shall (1) state with particularity the relevant facts and remedies sought, and (2) identify in detail how each patent claim is found in each allegedly infringing product or service.

In such actions, a designated entity and its representatives may not obtain nonpublic technical information related to another entity's product or service, through discovery or other means. However, this restriction does not apply to a designated entity's legal counsel.

A sale or exclusive license of a U.S. patent to a designated entity shall be prohibited if (1) the designated entity has not undergone a national security review; or (2) a product or service subject to the EAR would infringe the patent, unless an appropriate license is granted.

Certain sales or exclusive license of a U.S. patent involving a designated entity and another foreign entity shall comply with certain antitrust provisions, including Federal Trade Commission notification requirements.

]]> PALS Act Display Title PALS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PALS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Prevent Abuse of the Legal System Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to impose requirements in certain actions for patent infringement, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2178is/xml/BILLS-116s2178is.xml 2019-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.