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Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2021
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 5, 2021
Latest Action
February 2, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Michael C. BurgessRepublican(TX)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
70pct
28d open
vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d
Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2021 This bill prohibits sending bad faith patent demand letters. A patent demand letter is a written communication claiming that the recipient may be liable for patent infringement. Bad faith means making knowingly false or misleading statements, making claims with reckless disregard for the truth, or omitting information with the intent to deceive. Bad faith representations include false or misleading claims about the sender's right to assert a patent and whether lawsuits have been filed. They also include making written demands for compensation for invalid patents or to demand compensation without identifying the ultimate parent entity of the letter sender. The sender shall have an affirmative defense that it acted in good faith, by proving that its misstatements or omissions were unintentional and that it made an error in spite of procedures to avoid such errors. The bill preempts state laws relating to patent assertion communications. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general may bring actions to enforce these provisions.
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Filing registrants (2)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 4704, the Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4417, the PTAB Reform Act S. 4430, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022. S. 3880, the SMART Copyright Act of 2022 S. 3772, the Defending American Courts Act H.R. 6769, the Pro Codes Act H.R. 6570, the REPAIR Act H.R. 5902, the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021 H.R. 5874, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act S. 2891, the Restoring the America Invents Act H.R. 5184, the Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5374, the SHOP SAFE Act S, 3549, the Agricultural Right to Repair Act H.R. 4006 the Fair Repair Act H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products H.R. 3429, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 1843, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act S. 1159, To enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information S. 936, the INFORM Consumers Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4417, the PTAB Reform Act S. 4430, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022. S. 3880, the SMART Copyright Act of 2022 S. 3772, the Defending American Courts Act H.R. 6769, the Pro Codes Act H.R. 6570, the REPAIR Act H.R. 5902, the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021 H.R. 5874, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act S. 2891, the Restoring the America Invents Act H.R. 5184, the Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5374, the SHOP SAFE Act S, 3549, the Agricultural Right to Repair Act H.R. 4006 the Fair Repair Act H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products H.R. 3429, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 1843, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act S. 1159, To enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information S. 936, the INFORM Consumers Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 4417, the PTAB Reform Act S. 4430, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022. S. 3880, the SMART Copyright Act of 2022 S. 3772, the Defending American Courts Act H.R. 6769, the Pro Codes Act H.R. 6570, the REPAIR Act H.R. 5902, the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021 H.R. 5874, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act S. 2891, the Restoring the America Invents Act H.R. 5184, the Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5374, the SHOP SAFE Act S, 3549, the Agricultural Right to Repair Act H.R. 4006 the Fair Repair Act H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products H.R. 3429, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 1843, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act S. 1159, To enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information S. 936, the INFORM Consumers Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 3880, the SMART Copyright Act of 2022 S. 3772, the Defending American Courts Act H.R. 6769, the Pro Codes Act H.R. 6570, the REPAIR Act H.R. 5902, the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021 H.R. 5874, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act S. 2891, the Restoring the America Invents Act H.R. 5184, the Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5374, the SHOP SAFE Act S, 3549, the Agricultural Right to Repair Act H.R. 4006 the Fair Repair Act H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products H.R. 3429, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 1843, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act S. 1159, To enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information S. 936, the INFORM Consumers Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 5902, the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021 H.R. 5874, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act S. 2891, the Restoring the America Invents Act H.R. 5184, the Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5374, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 4006 the Fair Repair Act H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products H.R. 3429, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 1843, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act S. 1159, To enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information S. 936, the INFORM Consumers Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act S. 2891, the Restoring the America Invents Act H.R. 5374, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 4006 the Fair Repair Act H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products H.R. 3429, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 1843, the SHOP SAFE Act S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act S. 936, the INFORM Consumers Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to draft legislation on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
S.632, H.R. 1723 IDEA ACT; H.R.192 TROL ACT; STRONGER PATENTS ACT (Not yet re-introduced for 117th Congress) - Issues related to patent reform. SHOP SAFE Act S.1843 H.R. 3429; CASE ACT H.R. 285 - Issues related to copyright and trademarks. US Innovation and Competition ACT S.1260 - Issues related to US Standards system. General issues related to patent reform, copyright, and US Standards system
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 3978, To make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products S. 2067, the SECRETS Act S. 1924, the Protecting IP Act of 2021 S. 1294, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 S. 1245, CCP Trade Secrets Act H.R. 1367/S. 483, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to draft legislation on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request Issues related to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Nomination
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1723/S. 632, IDEA Act H.R. 653, Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act H.R. 192, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act H.R. 597, the Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 H.R. 153, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 H.R. 704/S. 169, the ARTS Act H.R. 824, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act S. 39, Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to draft legislation on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request Issues related to general IP policy
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office