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HR 7366 115th Congress House Commerce Administrative remedies Department of Commerce Intellectual property

RAMP Act

Introduced: December 20, 2018 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2018
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Revitalizing Amendment Motions for Patents Act of 2018 or the RAMP Act

This bill establishes that for motions to amend patent claims challenged at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a patent examiner shall prepare an advisory report about the patentability of the proposed amended claims, which the PTAB shall consider when deciding the motion. The proposed amended claims shall be construed under the broadest reasonable interpretation standard for the purposes of the motion.

What's happening now December 20, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7366: RAMP Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7366/
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"H.R. 7366: RAMP Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7366/.
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H.R. 7366, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7366/.
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