Main Menu
Menu

PERA

PERA

S.1546 / H.R.3152 – Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

Key Resources

Quick Facts
What the Experts Say
Why We're Pro-PERA
Why Congress Should Pass PERA
Recent Letters
PERA in the News
Myths vs. Facts
Who Else Supports PERA?

Click the buttons above to explore some of our key resources! Or, dive deeper into our archives below.

Publish Date
BlogOp-Eds
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Fuel US Competitiveness

In a recent op-ed for Bloomberg Law, C4IP Board Members and retired Federal Circuit Judges Paul Michel and Kathleen O’Malley argue that...

Bloomberg Law
Judge Paul Michel and Judge Kathleen O 'Malley
News
Senator Tillis stepping down with possible impact on PERA, PREVAIL

IP subcommittee chair said he would not seek re-election in 2026 after opposing President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’.

...
IAM
Nisha Shetty
BlogFact Checks
Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors

A bipartisan group of legislators led by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently reintroduced two critical bills to Congress:...

Council for Innovation Promotion
News
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton: 2025 Congressional Scorecard

The latest edition of the Congressional Innovation Scorecard (Edition 2), grades every member of Congress on how strongly they champion American inventors,...

Federal News Network
Terry Gerton
BlogOp-Eds
Congress Should Pass IP Reform, Starting With 3 Patent Bills

In a new Law360 op-ed, C4IP Board Member and former Federal Judge Kathleen O’Malley explains why Congress should advance bipartisan reforms that...

Law360
Judge Kathleen O 'Malley
News
Second C4IP Congressional Scorecard Finds Pro-Innovation Efforts Lacking Among Most DC Lawmakers

On May 28, intellectual property (IP) policy advocacy group the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) published the second edition of its Congressional...

IPWatchdog
Steve Brachmann
Press Releases
Council for Innovation Promotion Applauds the Reintroduction of PERA

WASHINGTON (May 1, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) applauded Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and...

Council for Innovation Promotion
Videos
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)
Council for Innovation Promotion
News
Senators Reintroduce Patent Eligibility, PTAB Reform Bills

U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons on Thursday brought back two significant patent reform bills from last term that overall aim...

Law360
Dani Kass
News
Why US patent reform is ‘essential’ for US economic prosperity and security

Proposed patent legislation will save US innovation and counter the ‘existential threat’ that China poses to the West, hears Sarah Speight.

...
WIPR
Sarah Speight
News
Second Trump administration could shift SEP agenda amid swift USPTO appointment and ITC uncertainty

IP policy often takes a backseat in politics, but the second Trump administration has already made moves that indicate more active involvement...

IAM
Steven Pepe, Kevin Post, Matthew Rizzolo, and John Healy Jr.
News
C4IP Sets Out Pro-IP Agenda for Congress and Trump Admin

The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released a report Monday urging the Trump Administration and Congress to take 18 key steps to...

IPWatchdog
Eileen McDermott
News:

News:

Senate Judiciary Committee hears varying opinions on patent-eligibility rules,

07/16/2026
News:

News:

Patent reform in the 119th Congress: crunch time for PTAB, injunction, Section 101 bills,

07/15/2026
News:

News:

Human gene patent eligibility scrutinized at US Senate hearing,

07/14/2026
Resources:

Resources:

C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: Hearing on Patent Eligibility,

07/14/2026
Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

How China Is Winning the Global Intellectual Property Race,

07/13/2026
Resources:

Resources:

Congress Should Pass PERA to Fix What the Supreme Court Unintentionally Broke,

07/06/2026
Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

Congress is Lagging on Innovation Policy; Americans Are Paying the Price,

04/22/2026
Resources:

Resources:

C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: Hearing on China and IP Theft,

04/21/2026
Resources:

Resources:

C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,

03/24/2026
Blog:

Blog, Fact Checks:

Fact Check: What Critics Get Wrong About the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act,

12/19/2025
Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

China is winning the biotech race. Patent reform is how we catch up,

12/12/2025
News:

News:

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) Could Provide A Much Needed Boost To Key Technology Sectors Of The U.S. Economy,

11/13/2025
Scroll to Top