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Pride in Patent Ownership Act

USA117th CongressS-2774| Senate 
| Updated: 9/21/2021
Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Pride in Patent Ownership Act This bill requires disclosure of certain patent-related information, including information about ownership and funding. Under the bill, if a foreign or domestic governmental entity provides funding for fees related to a patent application or for paying an attorney (or patent agent) to prosecute the patent application, the application must disclose the amount and source of such funding. Similarly, if any governmental entity provides funding for paying a patent's maintenance fees or for paying an attorney (or patent agent) to submit such maintenance fees, the patent owner must submit a statement disclosing the amount and source of such funding. The bill also requires patent owners to record information about the ownership of a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent owners must also update this information when certain rights or interests in the patent have been conveyed to another individual or entity. A patent owner may not receive increased monetary damages for infringement of that patent that occurred while the owner was out of compliance with this ownership information recordation requirement. The USPTO must make this ownership information publicly available.
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6589)
  • September 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6589)

Commerce

Pride in Patent Ownership Act

USA117th CongressS-2774| Senate 
| Updated: 9/21/2021
Pride in Patent Ownership Act This bill requires disclosure of certain patent-related information, including information about ownership and funding. Under the bill, if a foreign or domestic governmental entity provides funding for fees related to a patent application or for paying an attorney (or patent agent) to prosecute the patent application, the application must disclose the amount and source of such funding. Similarly, if any governmental entity provides funding for paying a patent's maintenance fees or for paying an attorney (or patent agent) to submit such maintenance fees, the patent owner must submit a statement disclosing the amount and source of such funding. The bill also requires patent owners to record information about the ownership of a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent owners must also update this information when certain rights or interests in the patent have been conveyed to another individual or entity. A patent owner may not receive increased monetary damages for infringement of that patent that occurred while the owner was out of compliance with this ownership information recordation requirement. The USPTO must make this ownership information publicly available.
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6589)
  • September 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6589)
Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted