,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aidh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #e1   
#bjag ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,indian  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to abrogate the   
sovereign immunity of ,indian tribes as 
a defense in inter partes review of     
patents4  #a4 ,abrogation of tribal     
immunity in certain patent claims  7a7  
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,indian tribe has the meaning given the 
term in section #d of the ,indian       
,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgjc74  7b7 ,abrogation of immunity for
 purposes of inter partes review        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an ,indian tribe may not assert    
sovereign immunity as a defense in a    
review that is conducted under chapter  
#ca of title #ce1 ,united ,states ,code4