Patent Litigation Legislation in the 113th Congress
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The table below lists the bills in the 113th Congress targeting patent litigation abuse.
House of Representatives
Introduced Bill |
House Committee |
Full House
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Senate Committee |
Full Senate |
Current Status |
H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act |
Full Judiciary Committee Hearing 10/29/13; Judiciary Committe Markup 11/20/13; Approved, as amended, 11/20/13; Committee Report.
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Passed the House, as amended, 12/5/13. |
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Introduced by Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA) October 23, 2013; Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2013; AIPLA Letter November 18, 2013; AIPLA Letter December 4, 2013
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H.R. ____ - Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014 |
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Hearing 5/22/14; Subcommittee Markup 7/7-7/10/14, Approved, as amended |
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Discussion Draft published by Rep. Terry (R-NE) on May 15, 2014; AIPLA Letter July 9, 2014 |
H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act |
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Introduced by Reps. Cardenas (D-CA) and Farenthold (R-TX) on May 29, 2014 |
H.R. 3540, the Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 |
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Introduced by Reps. Polis (D-CO), Marino (R-PA), and Deutch (D-FL) on November 19, 2013 |
H.R.2766, Stop Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act |
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Introduced by Reps. Issa (R-CA) and Chu (D-CA) on July 22, 2013 |
H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 |
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Introduced by Reps. Jeffries (D-NY) and Farenthold (R-TX) on July 10, 2013 |
H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act |
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Introduced by Rep. Deutch (D-FL) on May 16, 2013 |
H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovation from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act |
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Introduced by Reps. DeFazio (D-OR) and Chaffetz (R-UT) on February 27, 2013 |
Senate
S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act |
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Full Judiciary Committee Hearing, 12/17/13; AIPLA Testimony. |
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Introduced by Senators Leahy (D-VT), Lee (R-UT), Whitehouse (D-RI), and Klobuchar (D-MN) on November 18, 2013
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S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013
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Introduced by Senator Hatch (R-UT) on October 30, 2013 |
S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
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Introduced by Senators Cornyn (R-TX) and Grassley (R-IA) on May 22, 2013 |
S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 |
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Introduced by Senator Schumer (D-NY) on May 6, 2013 |