Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act

This bill would require people applying for a U.S. patent, including a provisional patent, to name anyone with an ownership interest in the invention who, in the 5 years before applying, worked for an entity owned or controlled by a foreign adversary, received funding from a foreign adversary's state research fund or talent recruitment program, or received other patent-related financial incentives from a foreign adversary. The Director of the Patent and Trademark Office could ask applicants for copies of related contracts or financial agreements and could keep those copies confidential. Certain small businesses already making similar disclosures under the Small Business Act would be exempt. The bill defines foreign adversaries as China (including its Special Administrative Regions), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.

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