US HB2884 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2884 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-09-30 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify and improve the process for subsection (k) applicants to resolve patent infringement claims for biological products (commonly known as the "patent dance"), and for other purposes.

Title

Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-09-30	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
2021-09-30	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2021-04-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2021-04-28	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1435 (Related) 2021-07-29 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
HB5260 (Related) 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
HB5237 (Related) 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.