Balancing Incentives Act of 2024
HR 8132, the Balancing Incentives Act of 2024, requires patent owners to explicitly consent before certain patent challenges can be filed. Specifically, it amends patent law to add a new requirement that the patent owner must consent to the filing of petitions for inter partes review or post-grant review under Sections 312(a) and 322(a) of Title 35. This change directly affects patent owners and entities seeking to challenge patents through these review processes. The bill makes no substantive changes to patent law but modifies the procedural step for initiating these reviews.
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Apr 2024
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Introduced Apr 26, 2024
Last action Apr 26, 2024
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Apr 26, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Apr 26, 2024
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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