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HR 5902 117th Congress House Commerce

CLEAR Patents Act of 2021

Introduced: November 5, 2021 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Nov 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conducting Legally Efficient Administration and Resolution of Patents Act of 2021 or the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021

This bill establishes that a federal agency proceeding pertaining to a patent shall, in certain instances, be stayed while certain administrative validity challenges to that patent are pending.

Specifically, if the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office institutes an inter partes review (IPR) or a postgrant review (PGR) of a patent and the cancellation of one of the patent's claims would materially affect a federal agency proceeding, that proceeding must be stayed until the IPR or PGR has been decided or otherwise terminated.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5902: CLEAR Patents Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5902/
MLA
"H.R. 5902: CLEAR Patents Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5902/.
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H.R. 5902, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5902/.
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[H.R. 5902: CLEAR Patents Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5902/)
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