To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7201
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2018-11-29
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Intellectual property

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Property rights
Latest action: action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-11-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill establishes that certain activities on or below the waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone that infringe a U.S. patent shall be considered an infringing act that occurs within the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7201 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2018 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Olson , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , and Mr. Cuellar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

1. Patent infringement in exclusive economic zone of the United States (a) Amendment Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone Any act occurring on or below the waters of the exclusive economic zone of the United States established by Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453 note), including activity on the seabed of such zone, that is related to the economic exploitation of, or exploration for, natural resources or marine scientific research shall be considered an act occurring within the United States for the purposes of section 271. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone. .