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

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BlogOp-Eds
The U.S. is losing its technological edge. Congress must intervene to take it back.

Walter Copan, Ph.D. — vice president for research and technology transfer at the Colorado School of Mines, senior advisor with the Center...

DailyCamera
Walter Copan
Op-Eds
Passing PERA Assures Patent Eligibility for All Useful Inventions
IPWatchdog
Paul Michel
BlogOp-Eds
Supreme Court has weakened U.S. patents, cue Congress

Over the weekend, former DNC Chair and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean published an opinion piece in the Boston Herald encouraging Congress to...

Boston Herald
Howard Dean
BlogFact Checks
Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Does Not Allow Patenting of Naturally-Occurring Genes

Claim: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published a statement announcing that it would oppose the recently reintroduced Patent Eligibility Restoration Act...

Council for Innovation Promotion
News
US patent bills: Will they live up to their promises?
WIPR
Sarah Speight
Resources
Letters
C4IP Letter to Senator Thom Tillis RE: Support of PERA
Council for Innovation Promotion
News
C4IP Report Urges Pro-IP Rights Agenda to Counteract U.S. Innovation Stagnation

On July 11, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released a policy report advocating for a pro-innovation legislative and administrative agenda to...

IPWatchdog
Steve Brachmann
News
Michel Says He’s Confident Latest Eligibility Bill Will Curb Judicial Expansion of Section 101
IPWatchdog
Steve Brachmann
News
Bills aim to shake up US patent law
The Global Legal Post
Maura O 'Malley
Op-Eds
Senators’ Patent Reform Bills Offer a Strong Way Forward for the U.S. Patent System
IPWatchdog
Paul Michel
Press Releases
The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) Applauds Senators Tillis and Coons’ Introduction of Bills to Kickstart American Innovation

WASHINGTON (June 22, 2023) — Today, Senators Thom Tillis and Chris Coons introduced two complementary bills to strengthen intellectual property rights in...

Council for Innovation Promotion
News
Tillis and Coons Bill Would Eliminate all Judicial Exceptions to Patent Eligibility
IPWatchdog
Eileen McDermott
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Senate Judiciary Committee hears varying opinions on patent-eligibility rules,

07/16/2026
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Patent reform in the 119th Congress: crunch time for PTAB, injunction, Section 101 bills,

07/15/2026
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Human gene patent eligibility scrutinized at US Senate hearing,

07/14/2026
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C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: Hearing on Patent Eligibility,

07/14/2026
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How China Is Winning the Global Intellectual Property Race,

07/13/2026
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Congress Should Pass PERA to Fix What the Supreme Court Unintentionally Broke,

07/06/2026
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Congress is Lagging on Innovation Policy; Americans Are Paying the Price,

04/22/2026
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C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: Hearing on China and IP Theft,

04/21/2026
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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
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Fact Check: What Critics Get Wrong About the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act,

12/19/2025
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China is winning the biotech race. Patent reform is how we catch up,

12/12/2025
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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) Could Provide A Much Needed Boost To Key Technology Sectors Of The U.S. Economy,

11/13/2025
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