S. 4430 · 117th Congress
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Aug 2, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022
Latest action (Aug 2, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 16, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.