Intellectual Property Law
New Matter FALL 2014, Volume 39, Number 3
Content
- Preparing to Defend a Section 337 Action: What District Court Litigators Need to Know
- Letter from the Chair
- International Ip Developments
- Licensing Interest Group
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2013-2014
- Monsanto and Myriad: Is the Supreme Court Rendering Consistent Decisions When it Comes to Human Versus Non-Human Gene Patentability?
- Design Patents—Taking a Closer Look at These Valuable Assets
- Copyright Interest Group
- Uncle Sam Wants You! a Call to Pro Bono Service for Patent Practitioners
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- Entertainment and Sports Law Interest Group
- Litigation Interest Group
- In a Split Decision the Ttab Finds Redskins Disparaging Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc. Cancellation No. 92046185 (T.T.a.B. June 18, 2014)
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- 2014 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Ninth Circuit Report
- The Law of the Land
- Trademark Interest Group
- Patent Interest Group
- Raising Healthy Patents
- Cheerleading Uniforms and Copyright Separability
- The Licensing Corner
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2013-2014
- Case Comments
- Contents
The Law of the Land
Derrick Brent
Masimo Corporation
SUMMARY OF THE TARGETING ROGUE AND OPAQUE LETTERS ACT (TROL ACT)
Recently, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade began consideration of a bill entitled "The Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014" ("TROL Act"). The bill is the latest effort in patent reform legislation, and is intended to address the practice of sending fraudulent or deceptive patent demand letters. Generally, the bill would provide the Federal Trade Commission with authority to bring actions against those sending such letters. The bill would also provide a state Attorney General with the power to bring actions under this statute on behalf of residents of the state.