HR 5340
115th Congress
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STRONGER Patents Act of 2018
Introduced: March 20, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Mar 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 20, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Plain-English summary
Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2018 or the STRONGER Patents Act of 2018
This bill makes several changes to the patent law, including the procedures that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office uses to conduct administrative patent validity reviews.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.