Intellectual Property Legislative
Update
Austin IPLA Meeting
January 13, 2016
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Introduction and Overview
 Patent Litigation Legislation
 Copyright Review
 Trade Secret Legislation
 Replacement Parts
 Other Legislation/Issues to Note
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Patent Litigation Legislation
 The Legislation
 Key Issues
 Current Status
 What’s Next
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Bills Introduced in the 114th Congress
 H.R. 9, Innovation Act
 Introduced by Chairman Goodlatte (VA) and others on
February 5, 2015
the Protecting American Talent and
Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT Act).
 S. 1137,
 Introduced by Senators Grassley (IA), Leahy (VT), Cornyn
(TX) and Schumer (NY) on April 29, 2015
 S. 632, the STRONG Patents Act
 Introduced by Senator Coons (DE) on March 3, 2015
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Bills Introduced in the 114th Congress
 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque
Letters (TROL) Act
 Introduced by Chairman Burgess (TX) in February
 Approved by Subcommittee on April 22; by Full
Committee on April 29, 2015
 H.R. 1832, the Innovation Protection Act
 H.R. 1896, the Demand Letter Transparency
Act
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Key Issues
 Patent Pleadings
Specification &
Form 18
 Fee-Shifting &
Recovery, Joinder
 Discovery and
Expenses
 Patent Ownership
Transparency
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 Stays of Customer
Suits
 Bad Faith Demand
Letters
 AIA Trial
Proceedings
 BRI, PGR estoppel,
etc.
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Other Issues
 IP in Bankruptcy
 Patent term
adjustment
 Clarification of
jurisdiction
 Patent court pilot
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program
 Double patenting
 Trademark appeals
 OED actions
 Venue
 Studies
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Administration Position
 See testimony of USPTO Director Michelle Lee
before the House Judiciary Committee, April
14, 2015
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Current Status
 H.R. 9
 House Judiciary Committee Hearing on April 14,
2015
 Committee Markup June 11: approved 24-8
 S. 1137
 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on May 7,
2015
 Committee Markup June 4: approved by 16-4
vote
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What’s Next?
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Copyright Review
 Comprehensive review of copyright law over
the last several years – approximately 20
hearings – “listening tour”
 Oversight hearing on the Copyright Office in
February (AIPLA Board Member Nancy
Mertzel testified)
 Register of Copyright testified in April
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Copyright Review
 H.R. 4241, the Copyright Office for the Digital
Economy (“CODE”) Act
 Reestablish Office as independent in Legislative Branch
 “Director” Appointed by President; confirmed by Senate;
10-year term (also a “Deputy”)
 Copyright Advisory Board
 Provisions to study registration; mandatory deposits;
technology
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Copyright Review
 Administration: Copyright Green Paper,
Comments and roundtables, etc.
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Trade Secrets Legislation
 Bipartisan and bicameral bills introduced
 H.R. 3326/S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets
Act
 More activity expected soon in the 114th
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Trade Secrets Legislation
 S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act
 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on
December 2, 2015
 Markup Scheduled on December 10, 2015 –
held over (“hold burned”)
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Replacement Parts Legislation
 H.R. 1057, the Promoting Automotive Repair,
Trade and Sales (“PARTS”) Act of 2015; and
 S. 560, the Promoting Automotive Repair,
Trade and Sales (“PARTS”) Act of 2015
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Congressional Trademark
Caucus
Co-Chairs:
 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
 Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)
 Rep. Randy Forbes (VA-04)
 Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
 “Trademarks 101” – Oct. 8, 2015
 “Combating Counterfeits During the
Holidays” – Dec. 17, 2015
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Other Legislation/Issues of
Note
 H.R. 684, Non-Disparagement of Native
American Persons or Peoples in Trademark
Registration Act
 “innovation box”
 ICANN oversight
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Other Legislation/Issues of
Note
 Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”)
 Chapter 18 addresses IP issues
o Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, etc…..
 Other possible treaty related issues
(Marrakesh & Beijing)
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Other Legislation/Issues of Note
U.S. Copyright Office Requests for Public
Comments:
 Role of copyright law with respect to software-
enabled consumer products (Notice, 12/15/15)
 Assess the operation of section 1201 of Title
17(Notice, 12/29/15)
 DMCA safe harbor provisions contained in 17
U.S.C. 512. (Notice, 12/31/15)
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House Judiciary Committee - Republicans
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Robert Goodlatte (VA-6),
Chairman
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Tom Marino (PA-10)
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Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
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F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
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Lamar Smith (TX-21)
Raul Labrador (ID – 1)
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Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
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Darrell Issa (CA-49)
Doug Collins (GA-9)
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J. Randy Forbes (VA-4)
Ron DeSantis (FL-6)
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Steve King (IA-5)
Mimi Walters (CA-45)
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Trent Franks (AZ-8)
Ken Buck (CO-4)
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Louie Gohmert (TX-1)
John Ratcliffe (TX-4)
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Jim Jordan (OH-4)
Dave Trott (MI-11)
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Ted Poe (TX-2)
Mike Bishop (MI-8)
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Jason Chaffetz (UT-3)
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House Judiciary Committee - Democrats
 John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13),
Ranking Member
 Jerry Nadler (NY-10)
 Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
 Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
 Steve Cohen (TN-9)
 Hank Johnson (GA-4)
 Pedro R. Pierluisi (PR)
 Judy Chu (CA-27)
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 Ted Deutch (FL-21)
 Louis Gutierrez (IL-4)
 Karen Bass (CA-37)
 Cedric Richmond (LA-2)
 Suzan Delbene (WA-1)
 Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
 David Cicilline (RI-1)
 Scott Peters (CA-52)
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House IP Subcommittee
REPUBLICANS
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DEMOCRATS

Darrell Issa (CA-49) , Chairman
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Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member
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Doug Collins (GA-9), Vice-Chairman
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Judy Chu (CA-27)
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F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
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Ted Deutch (FL-19)
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Lamar Smith (TX-21)
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Karen Bass (CA-37)
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Steve Chabot (OH-1)
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Cedric Richmond (LA-2)
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J. Randy Forbes (VA-4)
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Suzan Delbene (WA-1)
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Trent Franks (AZ-8)
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Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
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Jim Jordan (OH-4)
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David Cicilline (RI-1)
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Ted Poe (TX-2)
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Scott Peters (CA-52)
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Jason Chaffetz (UT-3)
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Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
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Tom Marino (PA-10)
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Steve Cohen (TN-9)
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Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
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Hank Johnson (GA-4)
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Ron DeSantis (FL-6)
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Mimi Walters (CA-45)
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Senate Judiciary Committee
REPUBLICANS
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
Chuck Grassley (IA), Chairman
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Orrin Hatch (UT)
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DEMOCRATS
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Patrick Leahy (VT), Ranking
Member
Jeff Sessions (AL)
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Dianne Feinstein (CA)
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Lindsey Graham (SC)
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Charles Schumer (NY)
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John Cornyn (TX)
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Richard Durbin (IL)
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Mike Lee (UT)
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Richard Whitehouse (RI)
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Ted Cruz (TX)
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Amy Klobuchar (MN)
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Jeff Flake (AZ)
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Al Franken (MN)
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David Vitter (LA)
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Chris Coons (DE)

David Perdue (GA)

Richard Blumenthal (CT)

Thom Tillis (NC)
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Thank you!
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