Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Congress to Oppose the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act
WASHINGTON (August 19, 2025) — Recently, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act, S. 2658, which would mandate that life sciences innovators submit extensive and often confidential information related to drug approval to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The bill would also require companies