Lawmakers Move to Grant Banks Immunity Against Patent Lawsuit

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has sponsored an unusual provision at the urging of the nation's banks granting them immunity against an active patent lawsuit, potentially saving them billions of dollars.
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Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

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Jeff Sessions

Claudio Ballard

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Texas

Oracle Corporation

First Data Corporation

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Bank of America Corporation

Wachovia Corporation

Wells Fargo & Company

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

Plano

Patrick Leahy

Ben Barnes

Steve Bartlett

Stephen Boyd

Capitol Hill

John Raffaelli

Nathaniel Wienecke

United States

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Center for Responsive Politics

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Washington, DC

North America

Collin County

Southwestern States

Patents

Intellectual Property

Law

Political Lobbyists

Political Policy

Politics

Public Finance

Federal Budget

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