House IP Subcommittee Plans Hearing on IP Rights, Sovereign Immunity
The House IP Subcommittee plans a Tuesday hearing on the IP rights of entities that claim 11th Amendment or Native American sovereign immunity. The hearing stems from drug company Allergan's recent transfer of patents to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe…
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in exchange for an exclusive license, the House Judiciary Committee said. The transfer shields those Allergan patents from pending cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's inter partes review process, but the company is still asserting its patents in U.S. courts. St. Regis Mohawk also filed lawsuits against Amazon and Microsoft in connection with a similar transfer deal with SRC Labs involving tech patents. Software and Information Industry Association General Counsel Chris Mohr is among witnesses. The hearing will begin at 2 p.m. in 2141 Rayburn.