PATENTS see also Copyrights

Amendments

Courts: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7526, H7532, H7535, H7538, H7539, H7541, H7543, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7468 [4DE]

Articles and editorials

7 Not-So-Essential Things Still Operating During the Slimdown, H6533 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]

Courts: add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits to deter abusive litigation (see S. 1013), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 2639), H4369 [10JY]

——— deter abusive patent litigation by awarding the prevailing party reasonable fees and expenses and allowing the defendant to request the alleging party post a bond to cover certain costs (see S. 1612), S7673 [30OC]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H6767 [23OC]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 429), H7445 [3DE]

——— promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (see S. 1720), S8100 [18NO]

——— provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require persons who retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register and pay fees for retaining such seed (see H.R. 193), H51 [4JA]

FCC: provide that certain uses of a patent or copyright in compliance with an order for emergency communications services shall be construed as use or manufacture for the U.S. (see S. 1478), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 3736), H8108 [12DE]

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 504), S1269 [7MR]

Information technology: combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of U.S. persons (see S. 1111), S3987 [6JN] (see H.R. 2281), H3250 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts (see S. 780), S2896 [23AP] (see H.R. 1663), H2245 [23AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator (see S. 660), S2328 [22MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 712), S2589 [11AP]

——— end application of budget sequestration (see H.R. 2582), H4174 [28JN]

——— improve transitional program covered business method patents (see S. 866), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 2766), H4856 [22JY]

——— modify the definition of micro entity (see H.R. 2236), H3094 [4JN]

——— provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H6827 [28OC]

——— require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of patents (see H.R. 2024), H2717 [16MY] (see H.R. 3540), H7252 [19NO]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 214), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 3709), H7687 [11DE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (see H.R. 2605), H4174 [28JN]

Telecommunications: support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 57), H413 [6FE]

Letters

Innovation Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7465 [4DE]

——— Sally S. Neely, National Bankruptcy Conference, H7533 [5DE]

——— several business organizations, H7466 [4DE]

——— several law professors, H7517 [5DE]

——— several startup investors, H7516 [5DE]

——— Steve Brown, National Association of Realtors, H7466 [4DE]

Patent reform: several inventors, technologists, and entrepreneurs, H7521–H7524 [5DE]

Lists

Concerns with H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7551 [5DE]

Famous Hispanic inventors, H7544 [5DE]

Famous women inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Charter Fellow inductees, E226 [28FE]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7444 [3DE], H7551 [5DE]

Ten great African-American inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

Press releases

Patent Holders Urge Comprehensive Patent Reform: Electronic Frontier Foundation, H7520 [5DE]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: determine rights of intellectual property licensees relative to transnational bankruptcy, H7533 [5DE]

Courts: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7535–H7538 [5DE]

——— allow independent inventor the right of judicial review if his case is mishandled by the patent system, H7465 [4DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H6823–H6826 [28OC], H7103–H7108 [14NO], H7182–H7185 [18NO], H7390–H7393 [2DE], H7441–H7445 [3DE], H7511–H7556 [5DE], E1793 [5DE], E1831, E1836 [11DE], E1845, E1866 [12DE], E1889 [16DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7461–H7470 [4DE]

——— expand definition of covered customer to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to stays of action in patent infringement suits, H7525, H7541–H7543 [5DE]

——— preserve independent judicial review of patent applications, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— prohibit awarding of attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing party in patent infringement cases, E1793 [5DE]

——— prohibit inclusion in patent code of certain provisions allowing stays of action in patent infringement suits against certain covered customers, H7539, H7540 [5DE]

——— require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7538, H7539 [5DE]

India: address actions that infringe upon U.S. intellectual property rights, H7170 [18NO], H7492 [4DE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Charter Fellow inductees, E226 [28FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of patents, H7466 [4DE]

——— require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of patents (H.R. 3540), H7538 [5DE]

——— study impact of patent reform legislation on ability of individuals and small businesses owned by women, veterans, and minorities to protect exclusive rights to inventions and discoveries, H7525, H7543–H7545 [5DE], E1793 [5DE]

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Patent and Trademark Office Patents for Humanity Food and Nutrition category award recipient, E610 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (S. 1720), S8182 [19NO], S9045 [19DE]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (S. 712), S2592 [11AP], S3020 [25AP]

——— expert post-grant review of covered business method patents, S3021 [25AP]

Reform, S3021 [25AP]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S3020 [25AP]

Reports

Awards of Attorneys’ Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H7536 [5DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 429) (H. Rept. 113–283), H7445 [3DE]

Innovation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 113–279), H7393 [2DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 429, consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act, H7461 [4DE]

H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7526–H7532 [5DE]

S. 712, Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act, S2592 [11AP]

S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S3763–S3765 [22MY]

S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act, S7675 [30OC]