Details

Subjects:

Circuit courts.
Intellectual property.
Actions and defenses.
Patents.

Summary:

Discusses rules and procedure to initiate a patent infringement claim in Federal court, focusing on level of detail necessary for a patent infringement complaint. Summarizes legislative proposals during the 112th and 113th Congresses to reform patent pleading system to deter patent infringement pleadings and litigation by patent assertion entities, also known as patent trolls.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.

Other format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Patent Infringement Pleadings

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