Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-4430| Senate
| Updated: 8/2/2022
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Cosponsors (5)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 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 establishing a process for the PTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Commerce
Administrative remediesDepartment of CommerceDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Intellectual propertyIntergovernmental relations
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-4430| Senate
| Updated: 8/2/2022
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 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 establishing a process for the PTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Cosponsors (5)
Judiciary Committee
Commerce
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesDepartment of CommerceDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Intellectual propertyIntergovernmental relations