A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify that States, instrumentalities of States, and officers and employees of States acting in their official capacity, are subject to suit in Federal court by any person for infringement of patents, and that all the remedies can be obtained in such suit that can be obtained in a suit against a private entity.
Patent Remedy Clarification Act - Amends Federal patent law to provide that neither the States, their officers, nor their instrumentalities are immune from patent infringement liability. Provides the same remedies for patent infringement against State entities as are available against any private entity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
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