US SB1948 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Pending: Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Pending: Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents. This bill prohibits an Indian tribe from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense in an inter partes review of the validity of a patent.
Title
A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents.
Sponsors
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-10-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
Subjects
Federal-Indian relations
Intellectual property
Native Americans
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Intellectual property
Native Americans
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1948/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1948/BILLS-115s1948is.pdf |