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S. 1097 119th Congress Senate

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Dru… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Commerce Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Intellectual propertyIntergovernmental relations
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Apr 10, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
Apr 10, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Apr 3, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Mar 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1804-1805)
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025

This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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 sharing information about (1) the processes of each agency, including how each agency evaluates applications (e.g., patent applications at the USPTO and new drug applications at the FDA); and (2) new approvals of patents, human drugs, biological products, and new technologies. The task force must also establish a process that requires (1) the USPTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties, (2) the FDA to provide such information to the USPTO, and (3) the USPTO to assist the FDA in its ministerial role of listing patents.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4570 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
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All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 24, 2025
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 24, 2025
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 24, 2025
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 24, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1097: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1097/
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"S. 1097: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1097/.
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