Legislation

Prohibiting a person from making specified assertions of patent infringement in bad faith; authorizing a court to consider specified factors as evidence of whether a person has made an assertion of patent infringement in bad faith or in good faith; authorizing specified individuals to bring an action in a specified court to recover for injuries or losses sustained as a result of a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to award damages and remedies under specified circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2014 Legislative Date 1/24/2014 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2014 Legislative Date 1/28/2014 Action Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/03/2014 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/04/2014 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 40
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/04/2014 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 40
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2014 Legislative Date 3/06/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 42
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/07/2014 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings 41
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2014 Legislative Date 3/11/2014 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2014 Legislative Date 3/21/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {627272/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 55
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2014 Legislative Date 3/21/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 55
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2014 Legislative Date 3/22/2014 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) Proceedings 56
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2014 Legislative Date 3/26/2014 Action House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 62
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2014 Legislative Date 3/26/2014 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 62
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/25/2014 Action Senate Refuses to Recede Proceedings 59
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/25/2014 Action Conference Committee Appointed Proceedings 59
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/25/2014 Action Senators Astle, Pugh, and Kittleman Proceedings 59
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action House Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 64
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 64
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings 64
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/15/2014 Legislative Date 5/15/2014 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/23/2014	1/24/2014	First Reading Economic Matters
House	1/28/2014	1/28/2014	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/03/2014	3/03/2014	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/04/2014	3/04/2014	Favorable Report Adopted	40
House	3/04/2014	3/04/2014	Second Reading Passed	40
House	3/06/2014	3/06/2014	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	42
Senate	3/07/2014	3/07/2014	First Reading Finance	41
Senate	3/11/2014	3/11/2014	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/27/2014	3/28/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/28/2014	3/21/2014	Favorable with Amendments {627272/1 Report Adopted	55
Senate	3/28/2014	3/21/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	55
Senate	3/31/2014	3/22/2014	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)	56
House	4/02/2014	3/26/2014	House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments	62
House	4/02/2014	3/26/2014	House Requests Senate Recede	62
Senate	4/03/2014	3/25/2014	Senate Refuses to Recede	59
Senate	4/03/2014	3/25/2014	Conference Committee Appointed	59
Senate	4/03/2014	3/25/2014	Senators Astle, Pugh, and Kittleman	59
House	4/04/2014	3/28/2014	House Concur - Senate Amendments	64
House	4/04/2014	3/28/2014	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	64
House	4/04/2014	3/28/2014	Passed Enrolled	64
Post Passage	5/15/2014	5/15/2014	Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/28/2014	Amendments Senate - (Finance) {627272/01 Adopted
1/24/2014	Text - First - Commercial Law - Patent Infringement - Assertions Made in Bad Faith
3/04/2014	Text - Third - Commercial Law - Patent Infringement - Assertions Made in Bad Faith
4/04/2014	Text - Enrolled - Commercial Law - Patent Infringement - Assertions Made in Bad Faith
6/25/2014	Governor's Veto Letter
3/03/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters
3/27/2014	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
3/06/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (133-0) - 03/06/14
3/28/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (136-0) - 03/28/14
3/22/2014	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) - 03/22/14

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