Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012

Summary

Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to allow a court, upon finding that a party does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding in an action disputing the validity or alleging infringement of a computer hardware or software patent, to award the recovery of full litigation costs to the prevailing party, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 August 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 August 2012 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2012

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2012

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 August 2012

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Sponsors

• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• Jason Chaffetz · R · Sponsor
• Jared Polis · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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