To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

United States116th CongressHR-3954House of Representatives
Updated: Aug 15, 2019

Summary

This bill establishes that certain activities on or below the waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone that infringe a U.S. patent shall be considered an infringing act that occurs within the United States.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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