S.2774 – Pride in Patent Ownership Act

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled this bill https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2774 for discussion Thursday December 15, 2022. Introduced in Senate (09/21/2021) Pride in Patent Ownership Act This bill requires disclosure of certain patent-related information, including information about ownership and funding. Under the bill, if a foreign or domestic governmental entity provides funding for fees related to a patent application or for paying an attorney (or patent agent) to prosecute the patent application, the application must disclose the amount and source of such funding. Similarly, if any governmental entity provides funding for paying a patent's maintenance fees or for paying an attorney (or patent agent) to submit such maintenance fees,...

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