United States · Law · HR
H.R. 628 (111th)
To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.
Introduced
22 January 2009
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 111-349.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.
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Documents
16 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 4 January 2011
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 4 January 2011
Public Law
summary · EN · 4 January 2011
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 13 December 2010
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 13 December 2010
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 13 December 2010
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 18 March 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 18 March 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 17 March 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 17 March 2009
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 17 March 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/628
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/628