United States · Bill · S
S. 4417 (117th)
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022
Introduced
16 June 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 This bill modifies the authorities and procedures of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the body within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that decides administrative patent validity challenges and reviews (e.g., inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews). For example, the bill (1) authorizes the director of the PTO to review and set aside PTAB decisions, (2) modifies the time limits for filing such patent validity challenges at the PTAB, and (3) limits the institution of certain such challenges if the challenges are filed by the same petitioner and includes one or more of the same claims.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 June 2022
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 June 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 June 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4417
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/4417