United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2045 (114th)
Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015
Introduced
28 April 2015
Last action
16 December 2016 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 688.
Sponsors
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Trade Commission, and authorizes state attorneys general, to enforce against written communications (commonly referred to as demand letters) that represent in bad faith that the recipient bears liability or owes compensation for infringing an asserted patent. Requires the pattern or practice of sending such bad faith demand letters to be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Sets forth the types of bad faith representations, compensation requests, or omissions that are considered to be unfair or deceptive. Provides an affirmative defense if the sender can show that statements, representations, or omissions were mistakes made in good faith, which may be demonstrated by a preponderance of evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error.
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Timeline
28 April 2015
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
28 April 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 2015
Vote
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 22.
Source: Committee
29 April 2015
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
1 May 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Source: Committee
16 December 2016
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 688.
Source: Calendars
16 December 2016
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-877.
Source: Committee
16 December 2016
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-877.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 16 December 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 28 April 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 16 December 2016
Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House without amendment
summary · EN · 16 December 2016
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Sponsors
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → STRONG Patents Act of 2015
- related to → Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2045
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2045
- us · 114-hr-2045 · source updated 7 April 2025