# 114-hr-2370: End Anonymous Patents Act

114-hr-2370, End Anonymous Patents Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2370
- Congress: 114
- Title: End Anonymous Patents Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2015-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

End Anonymous Patents Act Requires entities issued a patent to file with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a disclosure of the identity of the patent owner and any real parties in interest. Directs patent owners to also make such disclosures to the USPTO upon the payment of maintenance fees. Requires an entity to which a patent, patent application, or interest is sold, granted, or conveyed to file with the USPTO a disclosure of the sale, grant, or conveyance, and any real party in interest in the patent, application, or interest. Specifies that "real parties in interest" include: (1) any entity that has the legal right to enforce the patent through an infringement action, (2) any ultimate parent entity (not controlled by any other entity) of such an entity, and (3) any entity that has a controlling interest in the enforcement of the patent. Limits the damages available in a patent infringement action by an entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act to only those damages occurring from the date on which the requirements are met.

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- 114-hr-6533: Protect American Democracy Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
- 114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6297: Iran Sanctions Extension Act
- 114-hr-6240: Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-2370 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2370)

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- [114-hr-6533: Protect American Democracy Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6533)
- [114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premiu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6428)
- [114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6421)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6297: Iran Sanctions Extension Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6297)
- [114-hr-6240: Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6240)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2370 (as of 2025-11-18).