Lawmakers Release Draft to Reform Section 101
Written May 28, 2019
In a May 22, 2019 press release, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Representative Doug Collins (R-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, and Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) released a bipartisan, bicameral draft bill that would reform Section 101 of the Patent Act.
The lawmakers released the proposal to solicit additional feedback, and the release points out that the text is not final and is “subject to additional revision.” Senators Tillis and Coons plan on holding hearings on June 4, 5 and 11 to solicit additional stakeholder feedback and to hear from a diverse set of witnesses regarding the state of patent eligibility in the United States.