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'''H.R.1896: Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2015''' [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1896 (Congress)]
*If an entity sends more than 20 demand letters to the USPTO within a year, each demand letter must follow certain rules and requirements
**Must include disclosure with specific details regarding the case, such as exactly what patents have been infringed upon, the related parties, etc
*Permits a recipient of a demand letter to file a petition with the USPTO if it believes that disclosure or patent letter information requirements have not been met
**USPTO will notify the patent owner that the patent will be voided unless a fee is paid
→Legislation
*[[STRONG Patents Act]]
*[[Demand Letter Transparency Act]]
'''H.R.1249: Leahy Smith America Invents Act (2011)''' [http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/bills-112hr1249enr.pdf]