1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Abuse of the Legal System Act or the PALS Act . 2. Covered infringement actions (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term affected proceeding means an action for infringement of a patent under title 35, United States Code, an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1337 ), or any other administrative or judicial proceeding in which— (A) a patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office is a subject of the proceeding; and (B) a designated entity— (i) is the owner or exclusive licensee of the patent described in subparagraph (A); (ii) has a financial interest in the outcome of the proceeding; or (iii) has direct or indirect control over the conduct of the litigation of the matter by the holder of the patent described in subparagraph (A); (2) the term covered regulations means the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) the term designated entity means— (A) an entity on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; or (B) any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (A). (b) Conduct of affected proceedings Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the following requirements shall apply with respect to an affected proceeding: (1) The pleadings alleging infringement of the patent shall, with respect to each patent in which a designated entity has an interest— (A) state with particularity the facts and circumstances constituting that infringement, including— (i) all patent claims alleged to be infringed; and (ii) all products and services alleged to be infringed; (B) provide a detailed identification of the specific elements of each patent claim that is found in each product and service identified under subparagraph (A)(ii)