Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 4/10/2025
Actions
- 2025-04-10Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
- 2025-04-10Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
- 2025-04-10Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
- 2025-04-03Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 2025-03-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1804-1805)
- 2025-03-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-03-24 (00)
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on activities relating to patents for human drugs and biological products.
The task force's duties shall include sharing information about (1) the processes of each agency, including how each agency evaluates applications (e.g., patent applications at the USPTO and new drug applications at the FDA); and (2) new approvals of patents, human drugs, biological products, and new technologies. The task force must also establish a process that requires (1) the USPTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties, (2) the FDA to provide such information to the USPTO, and (3) the USPTO to assist the FDA in its ministerial role of listing patents.
Cosponsors (4)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
Subjects
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
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