CS/SB 1084 (2015) -  Patent Infringement

General Bill by Judiciary and Brandes
Patent Infringement: Creating provisions entitled the “Patent Troll Prevention Act”; prohibiting bad faith assertions of patent infringement from being made; authorizing a court to require a patent infringement plaintiff to post a bond under certain circumstances; authorizing private rights of action for violations of this part; requiring a bad faith assertion of patent infringement to be treated as an unfair or deceptive trade practice, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2015-92) on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/31/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1103 Subject: Patent Infringement Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 439 Subject: Department of Legal Affairs Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1362 Subject: Department of Legal Affairs Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/2/2015 10:42:27 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/30/2015 4:54:04 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2015-92) Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 347 Time: 04/02/2015 - 7:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 343 Time: 04/02/2015 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/02/2015 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 343 Time: 03/31/2015 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/26/2015 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 107 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 107 Time: 02/27/2015 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/19/2015 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
501.991 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103, CS/SB 1362
501.992 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103, CS/SB 1362
501.993 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103, CS/SB 1362
501.994 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103, CS/SB 1362
501.995 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103, CS/SB 1362
501.996 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103*, CS/SB 1362
501.997 CS/CS/CS/HB 439, CS/CS/HB 1103, CS/SB 1362

(*) Not the latest version