RI S0596 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-17 - Referred to House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-17 - Referred to House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the attorney general and/or aggrieved persons to file a bad faith patent infringement suit seeking equitable and/or monetary relief including punitive damages in connection with frivolous patent infringement claims.
Title
Relating To Commercial Law - General Regulatory Provisions
Sponsors
| Sen. Dennis Algiere [R] | Sen. Michael McCaffrey [D] | Sen. William Walaska [D] | Sen. Frank Lombardi [D] |
| Sen. Dominick Ruggerio [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-04-16 - Senate - General regulatory provisions approval of amendment lc 001040/2 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-16 - Senate - Passage as amended (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-16 - Senate - Passage as amended (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-17 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-04-16 | Senate | Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| 2015-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Senate Calendar (04/16/2015) |
| 2015-04-09 | Senate | Committee recommends passage |
| 2015-04-07 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2015) |
| 2015-03-03 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
