Changes

TL;DR If you believe your patent has been infringed on, you must write in your initial complaint letter VERY SPECIFIC information regarding exactly which parts of your patents have been violated and by what model/device.

"Requires courts to award prevailing parties reasonable fees and other expenses incurred in connection with such actions, unless:

(1) the position and conduct of the nonprevailing party was reasonably justified in law and fact; or

TL;DR Encourages courts to make the losers pay for the winner’s court fees/associated fees

*If the prevailing party is the side defending against an allegation of infringement, and the nonprevailing party can’t pay the award of fees and expenses, then the prevailing party can signal a motion to have a joinder of interested parties, if they show that the nonprevailing party has no substantial interest in the subject matter

**Substantial interest is defined as interest if the party invented the subject matter or commercially practices, made substantial preparations directed particularly to commercially practicing, or is engaged in R&D in the subject matter

"Establishes procedures to stay discovery pending a preliminary motion, subject to exceptions for: (1) motions to sever, drop a party, dismiss, or transfer; (2) actions in which a patentee is granted a preliminary injunction to prevent competitive harm; (3) consent of the parties; or (4) certain drug and biological product applications."[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr9/summary]

Amends the federal judicial code to restrict the venues where patent actions may be brought to judicial districts where:

the defendant has its principal place of business or is incorporated, has committed an act of infringement and has a regular and established physical facility that gives rise to the act of infringement, or has agreed or consented to be sued in the instant action; an inventor named on the patent conducted research or development; or a party has a regular and established physical facility and has managed significant research and development for the invention claimed in the patent, has manufactured a tangible product alleged to embody that invention, or has implemented a manufacturing process for a tangible good in which the process is alleged to embody the invention.[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr9/summary]

==Why it Hasn't been passed==