STOP Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 22, 2013)
Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to remove the eight-year sunset provision with respect to the transitional post-grant review program available to review the validity of covered business method patents, thereby making the program permanent.
Expands the term "covered business method patent" to include a patent that claims a method or corresponding apparatus for performing data processing or other operations used in the practice, administration, or management of any enterprise, product, or service, except technological inventions. (Current law limits the program to financial products or services.)
Requires the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property) to work with and support intellectual property law associations throughout the United States, within established pro bono programs, to assist financially under-resourced resellers, users, implementers, distributors, or customers of an allegedly infringing product or process.
What just happenedSep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 22, 2013
- Sep 13, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Jul 22, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 22, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House