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2014 SESSION
HB 375 Patent infringement; assertions made in bad faith, exemptions, penalties.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Patent infringement; assertions made in bad faith. Prohibits any person from making in bad faith an assertion of patent infringement. The Attorney General or an attorney for the Commonwealth is empowered to accept assurances of voluntary compliance and seek injunctive relief. The Attorney General is authorized to issue civil investigative demands. The measure does not create a private cause of action. The measure does not apply to a demand letter or assertion of patent infringement that includes a claim for relief arising under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2) or 42 U.S.C. § 262. This bill is identical to SB 150.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103256D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104358D-H1 pdf
- 01/28/14 House: Floor substitute printed 14104519D-H2 (O'Quinn) pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105047D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB375ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0810) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/03/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103256D
- 01/03/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/14 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/17/14 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/23/14 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 01/23/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104358D-H1
- 01/27/14 House: Read first time
- 01/28/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/14 House: Floor substitute printed 14104519D-H2 (O'Quinn)
- 01/29/14 House: Passed by temporarily
- 01/29/14 House: Read second time
- 01/29/14 House: Committee substitute rejected 14104358D-H1
- 01/29/14 House: Substitute by Delegate O'Quinn agreed to 14104519D-H2
- 01/29/14 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB375H2
- 01/30/14 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/24/14 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105047D-S1
- 02/26/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14105047D-S1
- 02/27/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB375S1
- 02/27/14 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/14 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105047D-S1 (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB375ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/14 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/23/14 House: Pending question ordered
- 04/23/14 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 70-N)
- 04/23/14 House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 70-N)
- 04/23/14 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/23/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 810 (effective 7/1/14)
- 05/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0810)