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S 4430 117th Congress Senate Commerce Administrative remedies Department of Commerce Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Intellectual property Intergovernmental relations

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022

Introduced: June 16, 2022 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Aug 2, 2022
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 28, 2022
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022

This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on activities relating to patents for human drugs and biological products. The task force's duties shall include establishing a process for the PTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 20, 2022
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 19, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 16, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 16, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4430/
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"S. 4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4430/.
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S. 4430, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4430/.
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