To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to actions for patent infringement, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7036| House
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Steve Chabot
Republican Representative
Ohio
Foreign Affairs Committee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act or the ZTE Theft Act This bill requires certain telecommunications, software, or electronics companies headquartered in China that had previously been denied export privileges to certify to the Department of Justice that it will abide by all U.S. laws, not engage in cyber espionage, and not infringe intellectual property, to be eligible for such privileges. It also requires such a company to establish with the Department of the Treasury a $2.5 billion account to pay any patent infringement judgments against it.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCustoms enforcementEconomic performance and conditionsForeign and international corporationsIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionage
To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to actions for patent infringement, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7036| House
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act or the ZTE Theft Act This bill requires certain telecommunications, software, or electronics companies headquartered in China that had previously been denied export privileges to certify to the Department of Justice that it will abide by all U.S. laws, not engage in cyber espionage, and not infringe intellectual property, to be eligible for such privileges. It also requires such a company to establish with the Department of the Treasury a $2.5 billion account to pay any patent infringement judgments against it.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Steve Chabot
Republican Representative
Ohio
Foreign Affairs Committee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCustoms enforcementEconomic performance and conditionsForeign and international corporationsIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionage