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HR 2841 116th Congress House

ZTE Theft Act

Official title: To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to actions for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technology
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Customs enforcementEconomic performance and conditionsForeign and international corporationsIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionage
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
May 20, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act or the ZTE Theft Act

This bill imposes certain requirements on Chinese telecommunications, software, and electronics companies that were denied export privileges on or after a certain date.

Such a company shall be eligible for export privileges only if it certifies to the Department of Justice that it will (1) abide by all U.S. laws, (2) not engage in cyber espionage, and (3) not infringe intellectual property. To obtain export privilege eligibility, the company shall also establish with the Department of the Treasury a $2.5 billion account to pay any patent infringement judgments against it.

An entity seeking a preliminary injunction against such a company in an infringement lawsuit shall not be required to establish that irreparable harm would result if the injunction is not granted.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7036 Reintroduction of ZTE Theft Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2841: ZTE Theft Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2841/
MLA
"H.R. 2841: ZTE Theft Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2841/.
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H.R. 2841, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2841/.
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[H.R. 2841: ZTE Theft Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2841/)
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