To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.

Scott Fitzgerald

Republican · WI · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-04

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would require companies and inventors applying for U.S. patents to disclose any financial connections, ownership stakes, or business relationships they have with China and other countries considered foreign adversaries. The Patent and Trademark Office would use this information to review applications and potentially flag concerns about sensitive technology being developed with foreign involvement. This affects patent applicants, tech companies, and researchers who want to protect their inventions in the United States.

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