,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gadj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,lee ( ,florida 7= h]self & ,ms4       
,l(gr57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to protect ma9 /reet        
retail]s & end us]s 9 second>y pat5t    
actions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cu/om] 
,legal ,ease & ,relief ,act or ! ,,cle> 
,act4  #b4 ,/ay ( action aga9/ retail]  
or end us]  7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt] #bi (   
title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bii;,a4   
,/ay ( action aga9/ retail] or end us]  
7a7 ,entry ( /ay ,9 a civil action 9 :i*
 a p>ty ass]ts a claim = relief =       
infr+em5t ( a pat5t1 ! c\rt %all grant a
 motion to /ay at lea/ ! portion ( !    
action aga9/ a retail] or end us] ( an  
accus$ in/rum5tality if-- 7#a7 !        
manufactur] ( ! accus$ in/rum5tality is 
a p>ty to ! action or a sep>ate action  
involv+ ! pat5t & ! accus$              

in/rum5tality2  7#b7 ! retail] or end   
us] does n manufacture1 assemble1       
integrate1 or trans=m ! accus$          
in/rum5tality or a relevant "p !re(2    
7#c7 ! retail] or end us] agrees t if a 
f9al judgm5t on ! m]its is ent]$ 9 !    
action to :i* ! manufactur] is a p>ty1 =
 any future action involv+ ! same accus$
 in/rum5tality suppli$ by ! same        
manufactur]1 ! retail] or end us]-- 7,a7
 waives all def5ses "u section #bhb7;b72
 &  7,b7 is b\nd by any issue decid$ 9 !
 action to :i* ! manufactur] is a p>ty2 
&  7#d7 ! retail] or end us] agrees to  
be b\nd by any injunction issu$ )       
respect to ! accus$ in/rum5tality 9 !   
action to :i* ! manufactur] is a p>ty4  
7b7 ,lift ( /ay ,a /ay ent]$ "u ?is     
section %all be lift$ ^u a %[+ t !      
manufactur] _c be made to satisfy a     
damages judgm5t4  7c7 ,bond or escr[ ,! 
c\rt may conduct an initial he>+ or     
inquiry to det]m9e if ! manufactur] c be
 made to satisfy a damages judgm5t4 ,if 
! c\rt det]m9es t !re is a sub/antial   

likelihood t ! manufactur] w n satisfy a
 damages judgm5t1 ! c\rt may require !  
retail] or end us] to po/ a bond or     
place funds or o!r prop]ty 9 escr[4  7d7
 ,/ipulation z ,to use ( accus$         
in/rum5tality ,! c\rt may1 z necess>y 9 
view ( an infr+em5t claim aga9/ !       
manufactur]1 require ! end us] or       
retail] to /ipulate z to ! ext5t ( ! use
 ( ! accus$ in/rum5tality & all[ limit$ 
discov]y z to su* use4  7e7 ,"t limit ,a
 motion = a /ay "u ?is section %all be  
fil$ n lat] ?an ! lat] (-- 7#a7 six     
mon?s aft] ! s]vice ( ! fir/ plead+ or  
pap] 9 ! action t specifically id5tifies
 ! accus$ in/rum5tality & h[ ! accus$   
in/rum5tality is alleg$ to infr+e !     
pat5t2  7#b7 six mon?s aft] ! date on   
:i* ! manufactur] becomes a p>ty to an  
action involv+ ! pat5t & ! accus$       
in/rum5tality2 or  7#c7 ! entry ( ! fir/
 s*$ul+ ord] 9 ! case4  7f7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to limit ! discretion ( a c\rt  
to ent] a /ay "u o!r au?ority4  7g7     

,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,accus$
 in/rum5tality ,! t]m accus$            
in/rum5tality means a product1 or an    
in/rum5tality t implem5ts a process1 t  
is a mat]ial "p ( ! claim$ inv5tion4    
7#b7 ,affiliate ,! t]m affiliate means  
any entity t controls1 is controll$ by1 
or is "u common control ( ano!r entity4 
7#c7 ,end us] ,! t]m end us] means an   
entity t does n use ! accus$            
in/rum5tality o!r ?an = ! ord9>y &      
int5d$ purpose ( ! in/rum5tality & t    
does n direct1 obligate1 or induce !    
manufactur] to make ! accus$            
in/rum5tality4  7#d7 ,manufactur] ,! t]m
 manufactur] means an entity t makes1   
assembles1 integrates1 trans=ms1 or     
supplies ! accus$ in/rum5tality4  7#e7  
,retail] ,! t]m retail] means an entity 
t g5]ates rev5ues pr$om9antly ?r\gh !   
sale to ! public ( consum] goods or     
s]vices1 or an affiliate ( su* entity4  
4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,!    
table ( sections = *apt] #bi ( title    
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   

add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 
#bii;,a4 ,/ay ( action aga9/ retail] or 
end us]4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & %all apply to any action = :i* a     
compla9t is s]v$ on & aft] su* effective
 date4