WARING FEDERAL STRATEGIES
Lobbying for AUTM · trsde association for technology transfer/commercialization professionals
H.R. 8845 -- Making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related Agencies for the Fiscal Year ending September 30,2027, and for other purposes (funding for NSF's tech transfer programs)
S. 708 and H.R. 1534 -- RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 -- issues related to injunctions for patent infringement S. 1546 and H.R. 3152 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- related to clarifications of Section 101 of patent law S. 1553 and H.R. 3160 -- PREVAIL Act (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act -- related to reforms of the Patent Trials and Appeals Board at the US Patent and Trademark Office Executive Orders to tax or require royalty sharing of patented inventions Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board -- NPRM Docket No. PTO-P-2025-0025 Need for extension of PTO's fee-sharing authority which expires in September 2026 Restrictions in federal research grants that could lead to payments to government
S. 3971 -- Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act -- related to reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs -- signed into law April 2026