119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1097Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025

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.

Commerce
Introduced Mar 24, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 24, 2025
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Referred
Mar 24, 2025
the Judiciary
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Committee
Apr 3, 2025
Reported out
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Senate
Apr 10, 2025
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 r...

Provisions · 1 sectionsReported to Senate
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Reported to Senate · 1 provisions
Timeline · 5 actions
Apr 10, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Apr 10, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
Apr 3, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.