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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 521

Patent infringement; prohibit bad faith assertions of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT BAD FAITH ASSERTIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT; TO MAKE CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FACTORS THAT THE COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DETERMINING WHETHER A BAD FAITH ASSERTION OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR A DEMAND LETTER IN AN ACTION; TO REQUIRE THE POSTING OF BOND; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT, REMEDIES AND DAMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Larry Byrd

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1223 days

Judiciary BJan 20 to Jan 233 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 4 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 21 to Mar 4 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 17 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate