Bill Title: As enacted, creates cause of action against a person who, in connection with the assertion of a United States patent, sends, or causes any person to send, any written or electronic communication that states that the intended recipient or any affiliated person is infringing or has infringed a patent and bears liability or owes compensation to another person, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 29.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-16 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 879 [HB2117 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 2	2014-04-03	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Calendar & Rules Committee	2014-04-02	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Civil Justice Committee	2014-03-19	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View

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