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HR 4763 113th Congress House

Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to requirements for domestic industries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative remediesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsGovernment studies and investigationsIntellectual property
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Trade restrictionsU.S. International Trade Commission
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 29, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 29, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise certain legal standards used to consider whether a domestic industry exists or is in the process of being established with respect to foreign countries that unlawfully import articles into the United States in violation of U.S. infringement laws.

Considers an industry to exist if there is in the United States substantial investment in licensing activities that leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design of protected articles.

Prohibits a complainant alleging a violation from relying upon activities by its licensees unless the license leads to such adoption and development.

Prescribes requirements with respect to U.S. International Trade Commission investigations of alleged violations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 31, 2014
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 31, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jul 31, 2014
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jul 30, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· May 29, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4763: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4763/
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"H.R. 4763: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4763/.
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H.R. 4763, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4763/.
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