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HR 6352 111th Congress House

Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to modify the penalty for false marking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityIntellectual property
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010 - Amends federal patent law to revise provisions concerning the fine for falsely marked articles (articles falsely labeled or advertised to deceive the public into believing such articles are patented) to specify that such fine is limited to $500, in the aggregate, for all offenses in connection with the same articles.

Requires a person bringing a civil action against a violator to have suffered a competitive injury and limits such person's damages to $500.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6352: Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6352/
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"H.R. 6352: Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6352/.
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H.R. 6352, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6352/.
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