Intellectual Property and Sovereign Immunity.

Examines State sovereign immunity from private lawsuits under Eleventh Amendment, and reviews substantive provisions of H.R. 3204 and S. 1611, both the Intellectual Property Protection and Restoration Act, to provide incentives for States to waive immunity in intellectual property infringement cases...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Jurisdiction. Privileges and immunities. Right of property. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines State sovereign immunity from private lawsuits under Eleventh Amendment, and reviews substantive provisions of H.R. 3204 and S. 1611, both the Intellectual Property Protection and Restoration Act, to provide incentives for States to waive immunity in intellectual property infringement cases, create standards for abrogation of State sovereign immunity, and define State employees engaging in illegal activities as culpable for violations of Federal law, notwithstanding State sovereign immunity.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.