Search Results: keywords:"patent infringement"

  • H. R. 9070 — To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,245

    H.R. 9070, known as the "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2024," aims to amend Title 35 of the United States Code to make it harder for companies to engage in "product hopping," a strategy used to delay generic competition for pharmaceuticals. The bill allows the sponsor of an...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9070 is a bill that plans to stop medicine companies from using tricks to keep their drugs more expensive for longer and adds a lot of money to help old people get healthcare through Medicare.

  • S. 150 — An Act To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:1,182

    S. 150 aims to modify the Federal Trade Commission Act to stop product hopping. The bill introduces changes to patent laws concerning biological products, restricting the number of patents that can be asserted in infringement cases and specifying conditions under which courts...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 150 is like a rule that tries to stop companies from sneaking around with medicine products, and it also gives a lot of money to help make a health program called Medicare better.

  • H. R. 9221 — To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:679

    H. R. 9221, also known as the "RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024," aims to amend title 35 of the United States Code to reinforce patent rights by establishing a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be issued when a patent is infringed. The bill emphasizes the importance...

    Simple Explanation

    The "RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024" suggests changes to help inventors by making it easier for them to stop others from using their inventions without permission, but some worry that it might not always be fair or clear how this will work in court.

  • S. 3583 — To address patent thickets.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:676

    S. 3583 is a bill aimed at addressing "patent thickets" by limiting the number of patents that can be asserted in certain legal actions. The bill amends section 271(e) of title 35 of the United States Code to restrict patent holders to asserting only one patent per "Patent...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3583 is a bill that tries to make it fairer for companies to make medicines by stopping other companies from using too many similar patents to block them. It says that if someone wants to complain about a patent related to a new drug, they can only talk about one patent at a time.

  • S. 4840 — To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:666

    S. 4840 aims to change how courts handle patent infringement cases by establishing a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted when a patent is found to be infringed. This means that, once infringement is confirmed, the patent holder is assumed to...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, if someone makes something that's already protected by your patent, it's assumed that the court should stop them. But, if they can show a good reason they should keep going, they might be allowed to continue.