Balancing Incentives Act of 2025

This bill changes federal patent law about two ways the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can re-examine an issued patent: inter-partes review and post-grant review. Under the bill, a petition asking for either type of review could only be considered if the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the petition. The bill adds this consent requirement to the list of conditions a petition must meet in each of the two review processes.

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Sponsors

• Marcy Kaptur Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors