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Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022

Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on how to improve the patent examination process and the quality of issued patents. Within a year after the report is submitted to Congress, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office must develop guidance for its patent examiners that take into consideration the report’s findings and recommendations.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC](R-NC)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
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    Introduced in Senate

Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 — Informed