CLEAR Patents Act of 2021
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 5, 2021)
Conducting Legally Efficient Administration and Resolution of Patents Act of 2021 or the CLEAR Patents Act of 2021
This bill establishes that a federal agency proceeding pertaining to a patent shall, in certain instances, be stayed while certain administrative validity challenges to that patent are pending.
Specifically, if the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office institutes an inter partes review (IPR) or a postgrant review (PGR) of a patent and the cancellation of one of the patent's claims would materially affect a federal agency proceeding, that proceeding must be stayed until the IPR or PGR has been decided or otherwise terminated.
What just happenedNov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 5, 2021
- Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee - Nov 5, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 5, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House