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SB 150 Patent infringement; assertions made in bad faith, exemptions, penalties.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Patent infringement; assertions made in bad faith. Prohibits any person from making in bad faith an assertion of patent infringement. The Attorney General or an attorney for the Commonwealth is empowered to accept assurances of voluntary compliance and seek injunctive relief. The Attorney General is authorized to issue civil investigative demands. The measure does not create a private cause of action. The measure does not apply to a demand letter or assertion of patent infringement that includes a claim for relief arising under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2) or 42 U.S.C. § 262. This bill is identical to HB 375.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103115D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/14 Senate: Floor substitute printed to Web only 14104384D-S1 (Stuart) pdf
- 01/29/14 Senate: Floor substitute printed 14104517D-S2 (Stuart) pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14104517D-ES2 pdf
- 01/29/14 Senate: Engrossed bill reprinted 14104517D-ES2 pdf
- 02/25/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105083D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB150ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0819) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/31/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103115D
- 12/31/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/13/14 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/17/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/20/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/21/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/14 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/29/14 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/14 Senate: Floor substitute printed to Web only 14104384D-S1 (Stuart)
- 01/29/14 Senate: Substitute #1 by Senator Stuart withdrawn 14104384D-S1
- 01/29/14 Senate: Floor substitute printed 14104517D-S2 (Stuart)
- 01/29/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/14 Senate: Substitute #2 by Senator Stuart agreed to 14104517D-S2
- 01/29/14 Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator Petersen withdrawn
- 01/29/14 Senate: Reading of amendment #2 waived
- 01/29/14 Senate: Reading of amendment #3 waived
- 01/29/14 Senate: Amendments #2, #3 by Senator Petersen agreed to
- 01/29/14 Senate: Amendments #1,#2,#3 by Senator McEachin withdrawn
- 01/29/14 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/29/14 Senate: Amendments #4,#5,#6 by Senator McEachin agreed to
- 01/29/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendments SB150ES2
- 01/29/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14104517D-ES2
- 01/29/14 Senate: Engrossed bill reprinted 14104517D-ES2
- 01/30/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/25/14 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105083D-H1
- 02/27/14 House: Read second time
- 02/28/14 House: Read third time
- 02/28/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14105083D-H1
- 02/28/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB150H1
- 02/28/14 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: Title replaced 14105083D-H1
- 03/06/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB150ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/07/14 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/14 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/23/14 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (10-Y 29-N)
- 04/23/14 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/23/14 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 30-N)
- 04/23/14 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 05/23/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 819 (effective 7/1/14)
- 05/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0819)