A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents.

United States115th CongressS-1948Senate
Updated: Oct 5, 2017

Summary

This bill prohibits an Indian tribe from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense in an inter partes review of the validity of a patent.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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