Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022
Summary
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.
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in committee
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Introduction
Aug 2022
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Introduced Aug 2, 2022
Last action Aug 2, 2022
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Aug 2, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Aug 2, 2022
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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