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H.R. 6245 (112th)

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

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Introduced

1 August 2012

Last action

14 August 2012 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

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8 June 2026

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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.

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  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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