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Defending American Courts Act

USA117th CongressS-3772| Senate 
| Updated: 3/8/2022
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Defending American Courts Act This bill imposes limitations relating to a person (i.e., individual or entity) that seeks to use an injunction from a foreign tribunal to restrict a patent infringement claim in the United States. For example, if the person asserting such a foreign injunction has been found liable for patent infringement in a U.S. court, that court shall, with certain exceptions, make specified presumptions that generally increase the likelihood of the court (1) increasing the damages awarded in the case, and (2) awarding attorney fees to the patent owner.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Commerce

Defending American Courts Act

USA117th CongressS-3772| Senate 
| Updated: 3/8/2022
Defending American Courts Act This bill imposes limitations relating to a person (i.e., individual or entity) that seeks to use an injunction from a foreign tribunal to restrict a patent infringement claim in the United States. For example, if the person asserting such a foreign injunction has been found liable for patent infringement in a U.S. court, that court shall, with certain exceptions, make specified presumptions that generally increase the likelihood of the court (1) increasing the damages awarded in the case, and (2) awarding attorney fees to the patent owner.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted