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STRONGER Patents Act of 2017
Introduced: June 21, 2017
Introduced by:
Coons, Christopher A.
Democratic
· Delaware
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Jun 21, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2017 or the STRONGER Patents Act of 2017
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.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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