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STRONGER Patents Act of 2018

Introduced: September 12, 2018 See on congress.gov

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

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.

Mar 20, 2018

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 22

Biggs, Andy

Arizona · Dec 20, 2018

Nebraska · Sep 5, 2018

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · May 18, 2018

Hill, J. French

Arkansas · May 18, 2018

Hultgren, Randy

· May 18, 2018

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · May 18, 2018

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · May 18, 2018

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Mar 20, 2018

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Mar 20, 2018

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Mar 20, 2018

Davidson, Warren

Ohio · Mar 20, 2018

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Mar 20, 2018

Duffy, Sean

· Mar 20, 2018

Foster, Bill

Illinois · Mar 20, 2018

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Mar 20, 2018

Huizenga, Bill

Michigan · Mar 20, 2018

Joyce, David P.

Ohio · Mar 20, 2018

Peters, Scott H.

California · Mar 20, 2018

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Mar 20, 2018

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Mar 20, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5340: STRONGER Patents Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5340/

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"H.R. 5340: STRONGER Patents Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5340/.

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H.R. 5340, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5340/.

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