A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents.

Summary

This bill prohibits an Indian tribe from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense in an inter partes review of the validity of a patent.

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Timeline

1. 5 October 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 October 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 October 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 October 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 October 2017

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 October 2017

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Sponsors

• Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
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