,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4 
,deutch introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #ce1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require disclosure of ownership and     
transfers of ownership of patents1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,end     
,anonymous ,patents ,act4  #b4          
,disclosure of ownership of patents  7a7
 ,disclosure of ownership of patents    
,section #bfa of title #ce1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in the
 first paragraph1 by striking ,subject  
and inserting 7a7 ,personal             
property4--,subject2  7#b7 in the second
 paragraph1 by striking ,applications   
and inserting 7b7                       
,assignment4--,applications2  7#c7 in   
the third paragraph1 by striking ,a     
certificate and inserting 7c7 ,evidence 
of execution of transfer4--,a           

certificate2  7#d7 ,in the fourth       
paragraph1 by striking ,an assignment   
and inserting 7d7 ,notice or recordation
 required4--,an assignment2 and  7#e7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7e7  
,disclosures of ownership  7#a7 ,new    
patents ,upon the issuance of a patent  
under this title1 the entity to which   
the patent is issued shall file with the
 ,office a disclosure of the owner of   
the patent and any real party in        
interest in the patent4  7#b7 ,payment  
of maintenance fees ,upon the payment of
 the maintenance fee required under     
section #da7;b71 the owner of the patent
 shall file with the ,office a          
disclosure of the identity of the owner 
of the patent and any real party in     
interest in the patent4  7#c7 ,notice of
 transfer of ownership ,whenever any    
patent1 any application for patent1 or  
any interest therein1 is sold1 granted1 
or conveyed1 the entity to which the    
patent1 application1 or interest is     
sold1 granted1 or conveyed shall1 within

 #ij days after the date of the sale1   
grant1 or conveyance1 file with the     
,office a disclosure of the sale1 grant1
 or conveyance1 and any real party in   
interest in the patent1 application1 or 
interest4  7#d7 ,form and manner of     
disclosures ,the ,director shall        
prescribe by regulation the form and    
manner in which disclosures are to be   
made under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and   
7#c74 ,the ,director shall include1     
among the real parties in interest1 for 
purposes of such disclosures--  7,a7 any
 entity that has the legal right to     
enforce the patent through an           
infringement action2  7,b7 any ultimate 
parent entity of an entity described in 
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 any entity 
that has a controlling interest in the  
enforcement of the patent1 including any
 ultimate parent entity not included    
under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74  7#e7  
,limitation on damages ,any entity that 
fails to comply with any of the         
requirements under this subsection with 

respect to a patent or application for  
patent may1 in any action brought by the
 person or entity for infringement of   
the patent1 only collect damages from   
the date on which such requirement is   
met4 ,the ,director shall by regulation 
specify what constitutes noncompliance  
for purposes of this paragraph4  7#f7   
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term ultimate parent entity means an    
entity that is not controlled by any    
other entity4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by this section    
shall take effect upon the expiration of
 the #ahj-;day period beginning on the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4