US Congress House Bill 4954 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-25 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends federal patent law to revise the authorization of civil suits to collect one-half of the $500 penalty for false marking. Limits the right to file a civil action in a U.S. district court to persons who have suffered a competitive injury as a result of a violation of the prohibition against false marking. (Thus repeals the right of any person to sue for the penalty.) Allows a person who has suffered a competitive injury to file a civil action to recover damages adequate to compensate for the injury. (Current law allows any person to collect up to one-half of $500 for every such offense.)

To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-25		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB6352 (Related) 2010-09-29 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4954/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4954/BILLS-111hr4954ih.pdf