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S 4704 117th Congress Senate Commerce

Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on how to improve the patent examination process and the quality of issued patents. Within a year after the report is submitted to Congress, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office must develop guidance for its patent examiners that take into consideration the report’s findings and recommendations.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4704: Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4704/
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"S. 4704: Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4704/.
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S. 4704, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4704/.
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