S1097Reported by Committee
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-24
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Democrat · IL · Senator
Votes with party: 80.4% (866 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/D000563
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Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
2025-04-10
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReported By · 2025-04-10
Previously
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryMarkup By · 2025-04-03
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-03-24
Plain-English Summary
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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 USPTO 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 USPTO 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 USPTO, and (3) the USPTO to assist the FDA in its ministerial role of listing patents.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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