# 115-hr-6557: Inventor Protection Act

115-hr-6557, Inventor Protection Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6557
- Congress: 115
- Title: Inventor Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2018-07-26
- Sponsor: DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Inventor Protection Act This bill creates additional protections for patents wholly owned by their inventors, such as exempting such patents from administrative validity challenges and allowing inventors to sue for infringement in any district where the defendant is subject to that court's personal jurisdiction.

## Cosponsors (5)

- JOE BARTON (R-TX), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2018-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contri…
- 115-hr-1552: FOCA Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6557)

## Related
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3053)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1552: FOCA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1552)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6557 (as of 2025-11-18).