Austin IPLA Meeting January 13, 2016 Intellectual Property Legislative Update 1 AIPLA 2016 Patent Litigation Legislation Copyright Review Trade Secret Legislation Replacement Parts Other Legislation/Issues to Note Introduction and Overview AIPLA Patent Litigation Legislation The Legislation Key Issues Current Status Whats Next AIPLA H.R. 9, Innovation Act Introduced by Chairman Goodlatte (VA) and others on February 5, 2015 S. 1137, the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT Act). 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 Bills Introduced in the 114 th Congress 4 AIPLA 2016 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 Bills Introduced in the 114 th Congress AIPLA Key Issues Patent Pleadings Specification & Form 18 Fee-Shifting & Recovery, Joinder Discovery and Expenses Patent Ownership Transparency Stays of Customer Suits Bad Faith Demand Letters AIA Trial Proceedings BRI, PGR estoppel, etc. 6 AIPLA 2016 Other Issues IP in Bankruptcy Patent term adjustment Clarification of jurisdiction Patent court pilot program Double patenting Trademark appeals OED actions Venue Studies AIPLA See testimony of USPTO Director Michelle Lee before the House Judiciary Committee, April 14, 2015 Administration Position AIPLA H.R. 9 House Judiciary Committee Hearing on April 14, 2015 Committee Markup June 11: approved 24-8 S Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on May 7, 2015 Committee Markup June 4: approved by 16-4 vote Current Status AIPLA Whats Next? AIPLA 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 Copyright Review AIPLA 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 Copyright Review AIPLA Administration: Copyright Green Paper, Comments and roundtables, etc. Copyright Review AIPLA Bipartisan and bicameral bills introduced H.R. 3326/S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act More activity expected soon in the 114th Trade Secrets Legislation AIPLA 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) Trade Secrets Legislation AIPLA 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 Replacement Parts Legislation AIPLA 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 Congressional Trademark Caucus AIPLA H.R. 684, Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act innovation box ICANN oversight Other Legislation/Issues of Note AIPLA Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Chapter 18 addresses IP issues o Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, etc.. Other possible treaty related issues (Marrakesh & Beijing) Other Legislation/Issues of Note AIPLA 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 (Notice, 12/31/15) Other Legislation/Issues of Note AIPLA House Judiciary Committee - Republicans Robert Goodlatte (VA-6), Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5) Lamar Smith (TX-21) Steve Chabot (OH-1) Darrell Issa (CA-49) J. Randy Forbes (VA-4) Steve King (IA-5) Trent Franks (AZ-8) Louie Gohmert (TX-1) Jim Jordan (OH-4) Ted Poe (TX-2) Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) Tom Marino (PA-10) Trey Gowdy (SC-4) Raul Labrador (ID 1) Blake Farenthold (TX-27) Doug Collins (GA-9) Ron DeSantis (FL-6) Mimi Walters (CA-45) Ken Buck (CO-4) John Ratcliffe (TX-4) Dave Trott (MI-11) Mike Bishop (MI-8) AIPLA 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) 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) AIPLA House IP Subcommittee REPUBLICANS Darrell Issa (CA-49), Chairman Doug Collins (GA-9), Vice-Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5) Lamar Smith (TX-21) Steve Chabot (OH-1) J. Randy Forbes (VA-4) Trent Franks (AZ-8) Jim Jordan (OH-4) Ted Poe (TX-2) Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) Tom Marino (PA-10) Blake Farenthold (TX-27) Ron DeSantis (FL-6) Mimi Walters (CA-45) DEMOCRATS Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member Judy Chu (CA-27) Ted Deutch (FL-19) Karen Bass (CA-37) Cedric Richmond (LA-2) Suzan Delbene (WA-1) Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) David Cicilline (RI-1) Scott Peters (CA-52) Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) Steve Cohen (TN-9) Hank Johnson (GA-4) AIPLA Senate Judiciary Committee REPUBLICANS Chuck Grassley (IA), Chairman Orrin Hatch (UT) Jeff Sessions (AL) Lindsey Graham (SC) John Cornyn (TX) Mike Lee (UT) Ted Cruz (TX) Jeff Flake (AZ) David Vitter (LA) David Perdue (GA) Thom Tillis (NC) DEMOCRATS Patrick Leahy (VT), Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (CA) Charles Schumer (NY) Richard Durbin (IL) Richard Whitehouse (RI) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Al Franken (MN) Chris Coons (DE) Richard Blumenthal (CT) AIPLA Thank you! AIPLA