Seeking to put a stop to the flood windfall-seeking patent marking lawsuits from special purpose entities, Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH) reintroduced a bill (H.R. 243) that would revise section 292 to revert to the practice of assessing one $500 fine for marking unpatented articles or patent-expired patents and, importantly, to require the party bringing the false marking suit to “have suffered a competitive injury” as a result of the violation.
Further details are explained at the patent law and news blog Patent Docs .