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`113TH CONGRESS
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`1ST SESSION H. R. 2766
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`To make improvements to the transitional program for covered business
`method patents, and for other purposes.
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`IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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`JULY 22, 2013
`Mr. ISSA (for himself and Ms. CHU) introduced the following bill; which was
`referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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`A BILL
`To make improvements to the transitional program for
`covered business method patents, and for other purposes.
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`Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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`tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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`SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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`This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping the Offensive
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`Use of Patents Act’’ or the ‘‘STOP Act’’.
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`SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM FOR
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`COVERED BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS.
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`(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 18 of the Leahy-Smith
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`America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 321 note) is amended—
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`JAZZ EXHIBIT 2016
`Par Pharm., Inc. et al. (Petitioners) v. Jazz Pharms., Inc. (Patent Owner)
`Case CBM2014-00151
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`(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3);
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`and
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`(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘a financial
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`product or’’ and inserting ‘‘an enterprise, a product,
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`or a’’.
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`(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
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`(1) REMOVAL OF SUNSET.—The amendment
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`made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall take
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`effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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`(2) DEFINITION OF COVERED BUSINESS METH-
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`OD PATENT.—The amendment made by paragraph
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`(2) of subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the
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`enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
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`SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PRO BONO PROGRAM AT THE
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK
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`OFFICE.
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`(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office shall
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`work with and support intellectual property law associa-
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`tions throughout the United States, within established pro
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`bono programs, to assist financially under-resourced re-
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`sellers, users, implementers, distributors, or customers of
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`an allegedly infringing product or process.
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`(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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`(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
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`the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
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`and Trademark Office.
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`(2) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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