House Bill 6557
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Inventor Protection Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 26, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6557
Congress
115
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
July 26, 2018
10/01/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
07/26/2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
07/26/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:56 PM