,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,de,fazio 7= himself & ,mr4        
,*affetz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #bi ( title   
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = !
 recov]y ( pat5t litigation co/s1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,sav+ ,high-,te*       
,innovators f ,egregi\s ,legal ,disputes
 ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,recov]y (          
litigation co/s  7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt] #bi
 ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bhe !     
foll[+ new section3  #bhe;,a4 ,recov]y (
 litigation co/s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 an    
action involv+ ! validity or infr+em5t (
 a pat5t--  7#a7 a p>ty ass]t+          
invalidity or non9fr+em5t may move =    
judgm5t t ! adv]se p>ty does n meet at  
lea/ "o ( ! conditions describ$ 9       
subsection 7d72  7#b7 n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] a p>ty has mov$ = ! judgm5t   

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! adv]se p>ty 
%all be provid$ an opportunity to prove 
su* p>ty meets at lea/ "o ( ! conditions
 describ$ 9 subsection 7d72  7#c7 z soon
 z practicable aft] ! adv]se p>ty has   
be5 provid$ an opportunity to respond "u
 p>agraph 7#b71 b n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] a p>ty has mov$ = ! judgm5t        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt %all   
make a det]m9ation :e!r ! adv]se p>ty   
meets at lea/ "o ( ! conditions describ$
 9 subsection 7d72 &  7#d7 not)/&+      
section #bhe1 ! ,c\rt %all aw>d !       
recov]y ( full co/s to any prevail+ p>ty
 ass]t+ invalidity or non9fr+em5t1      
includ+ reasonable attorney's fees1 o!r 
?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ^u ! entry ( a f9al
 judgm5t if ! c\rt det]m9es t ! adv]se  
p>ty did n meet at lea/ "o ( !          
conditions describ$ 9 subsection 7d71   
unless ! c\rt f9ds t exceptional        
circum/ances make an aw>d unju/4  7b7   
,bond requir$ ,any p>ty t fails to meet 
a condition "u subsection 7a77#c7 %all  
be requir$ to po/ a bond 9 an am\nt     

det]m9$ by ! c\rt to cov] ! recov]y (   
full co/s describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#d74
  7c7 ,tim+ & effect ( p5d+ motion ,)   
respect to any motion made pursuant to  
subsection 7a77#a7 ! foll[+ applies3    
7#a7 ,9 ! case ( a motion t is fil$ be=e
 ! mov+ p>ty's initial disclosure are   
due--  7,a7 ! c\rt %all limit any       
discov]y to discov]y t is necess>y = !  
disposition ( ! motion2 &  7,b7 ! c\rt  
may delay issu+ any s*$ul+ ord] until   
aft] rul+ on ! motion4  7#b7 ,9 ! case (
 a motion t is fil$ aft] ! mov+ p>ty's  
initial disclosures are due ! c\rt may  
delay rul+ on ! motion until aft] !     
entry ( f9al judgm5t4  7#c7 ,9 ! case ( 
a motion t is fil$ aft] ! entry ( f9al  
judgm5t1 any su* motion mu/ be comb9$ ) 
a motion = fees to ! prevail+ p>ty4  7d7
 ,condition def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is     
section1 a condition means1 ) respect to
 ! p>ty alleg+ infr+em5t1 any ( !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,orig9al inv5tor ,su* p>ty
 is ! inv5tor1 a jo9t inv5tor1 or 9 !   
case ( a pat5t fil$ by & aw>d$ to an    

assignee ( ! orig9al inv5tor or jo9t    
inv5tor1 ! orig9al assignee ( ! pat5t4  
7#b7 ,exploitation ( ! pat5t ,su* p>ty c
 provide docum5tation to ! c\rt (       
sub/antial inve/m5t made by su* p>ty 9 !
 exploitation ( ! pat5t ?r\gh production
 or sale ( an item cov]$ by ! pat5t4    
7#c7 ,univ]sity or te*nology transf]    
organization ,su* p>ty is--  7,a7 an    
in/itution ( high] education 7z t t]m is
 def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja72 or  7,b7 a te*nology transf]    
organization ^: prim>y purpose is to    
facilitate ! comm]cialization (         
te*nology develop$ by "o or m           
in/itutions ( high] education4  4  7b7  
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #bi ( title #ce1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #bhe ! foll[+   
new item3  #bhe;,a4 ,recov]y (          
litigation co/s = pat5t4  4  7c7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all     
apply to any action involv+ ! validity  
or infr+em5t ( a pat5t = :i* a compla9t 
is fil$ on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4