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*If an entity sends more than 20 demand letters to the USPTO within a year, each demand letter must follow certain rules and requirements
**Must include disclosure with specific details regarding the case, such as exactly what patents have been infringed upon, the related parties, etc
*Permits a recipient of a demand letter to file a petition with the USPTO if it believes that disclosure or patent letter information requirements have not been met
**USPTO will notify the patent owner that the patent will be voided unless a fee is paid
Demand Letter Transparency Act (view source)
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'''H.R.1896: Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2015''' [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1896 (Congress)]
The bill was introduced by Republican Senator Jared Polis from Colorado and assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. The full title of the bill is "To amend chapter 26 of title 35, United States Code, to require the disclosure of information related to patent ownership, and for other purposes." GovTrack predicts that the Demand Letter Transparency Act has a 0% chance of being enacted.The latest action on the bill was in May of 2015 when it was referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
==Summary==
Requires the USPTO to consider good faith mistakes in the determination of whether to void a patent.
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