Bill Summary

SB 1084 Patent Infringement (2015 Session)
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Sponsors
by Brandes  CS Sponsors: Judiciary
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Summary
Patent Infringement; Creating provisions entitled the “Patent Troll Prevention Act”; prohibiting bad faith assertions of patent infringement from being made; authorizing a court to require a patent infringement plaintiff to post a bond under certain circumstances; authorizing private rights of action for violations of this part; requiring a bad faith assertion of patent infringement to be treated as an unfair or deceptive trade practice, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Judiciary
» S Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/19/15
SENATE
Filed
02/27/15
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
03/26/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 110 S
03/31/15
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/02/15
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/02/15
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
05/01/15
SENATE
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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bill text & filed amendments
1084
Filed on 02/19/15
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Amendment 183872
Brandes
Filed on 03/30/15
Replaced by CS
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1084C1
Filed on 04/02/15
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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