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House
HR
2021-11-04
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MASSIE:H.R. 5874.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 8[Page H6208]
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
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Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee
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2022-11-01T16:13:05Z
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2021-11-04T14:02:00Z
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Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Committee
- 2021-11-04
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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House floor actions
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Judiciary Committee
- 2021-11-04
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Thomas
Massie
R
KY
4
N
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Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Louie
Gohmert
R
TX
1
2021-11-04
True
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Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Paul
Gosar
R
AZ
A.
4
2021-11-04
True
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Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Tom
McClintock
R
CA
4
2021-11-04
True
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Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
PETE
SESSIONS
R
TX
17
2022-01-12
False
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Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Marjorie
Greene
R
GA
Taylor
14
2022-01-25
False
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Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
W.
Steube
R
FL
Gregory
17
2022-03-07
False
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Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Doug
LaMalfa
R
CA
1
2022-03-17
False
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Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Barry
Moore
R
AL
2
2022-03-24
False
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Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Byron
Donalds
R
FL
19
2022-03-24
False
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Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Lauren
Boebert
R
CO
3
2022-03-31
False
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Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Thomas
Tiffany
R
WI
P.
7
2022-03-31
False
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Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Pat
Fallon
R
TX
4
2022-04-04
False
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Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Lance
Gooden
R
TX
5
2022-04-04
False
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Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Warren
Davidson
R
OH
8
2022-04-05
False
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Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Alexander
Mooney
R
WV
X.
2
2022-04-06
False
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Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Ralph
Norman
R
SC
5
2022-04-07
False
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Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Dusty
Johnson
R
SD
0
2022-04-14
False
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Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Michael
Cloud
R
TX
27
2022-05-03
False
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Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Chip
Roy
R
TX
21
2022-05-06
False
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Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Ken
Buck
R
CO
4
2022-05-06
False
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Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Bill
Posey
R
FL
8
2022-05-17
False
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Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Bob
Good
R
VA
5
2022-07-01
False
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Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Jaime
Herrera Beutler
R
WA
3
2022-07-28
False
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Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Jodey
Arrington
R
TX
C.
19
2022-08-12
False
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Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Matt
Gaetz
R
FL
1
2022-11-29
False
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Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Barry
Loudermilk
R
GA
11
2022-12-06
False
Commerce
Commerce
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2021-11-04
Introduced in House
2022-03-07T23:07:10Z
Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021
This bill revises several aspects of patent law.
The bill changes the U.S. patent system back to a first-to-invent system, in which the first inventor to conceive of an invention is entitled to a patent. Currently, the first person to file an application that meets all the necessary requirements is entitled to the patent.
Several types of administrative patent challenge proceedings are abolished, as well as the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) body that decides those proceedings.
The bill relaxes the standard for what constitutes patent-eligible subject matter. The only ineligible inventions shall be those that exist in nature independent or prior to human activity or that exist solely in the human mind.
The bill also makes it easier for a patent owner that has won an infringement case in court to secure a permanent injunction against the infringing defendant. Specifically, there shall be a presumption that further infringement would cause irreparable harm to the prevailing patent owner, and the burden shall be on the infringer to prove otherwise. (Currently, a prevailing patent owner seeking a permanent injunction must prove, among other things, that further infringement would cause irreparable harm.)
The bill limits what types of publications shall be treated as prior art that could be used to make an invention be considered to be anticipated or obvious (and therefore not patentable).
The bill authorizes the PTO to keep and spend all the fees that it collects.

Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021
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Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021
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Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021
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- Official Title as Introduced

To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
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2021-11-04T04:00:00Z
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