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Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act (view source)
Revision as of 17:55, 19 February 2016
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The TROL Act was introduced on April 28, 2015, by Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) and was referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Currently the bill has 6 cosponsors. (5 Republicans and 1 Democrat). [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2045 (Congress)]
The TROL Act is intended "to stop the practice of fraudulent and abusive patent demand letters while preserving the ability of patent holders to legitimately protect their intellectual property." [https://energycommerce.house.gov/news-center/fact-sheets/hr-2045-targeting-rogue-and-opaque-letters-trol-act (House)] The full title of the bill is "To provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with the assertion of a United States patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and for other purposes." GovTrack predicts the TROL Act has a 24% chance of being enacted.
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