A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 26, 2023, to March 4, 2023, as "National Fentanyl Awareness Week" and raising awareness of the negative impacts of fentanyl in the United States.
- Last Action
- 2/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-01Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 18.
- 2023-03-01Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
- 2023-03-01Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
- 2023-02-09Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2023-01-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-01-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-01 (25)
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023
This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) 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 PTO 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 PTO 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 PTO, and (3) the PTO to assist the FDA in its ministerial role of listing patents.
Cosponsors (5)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Commerce
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
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