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Oct 24, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Oct 24, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5819 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5819
To amend title 35, United States Code, to require a patent owner to
consent to the filing of a petition for inter-partes review or post-
grant review, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 24, 2025
Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Davis of
North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 35, United States Code, to require a patent owner to
consent to the filing of a petition for inter-partes review or post-
grant review, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5819 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5819
To amend title 35, United States Code, to require a patent owner to
consent to the filing of a petition for inter-partes review or post-
grant review, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 24, 2025
Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Davis of
North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 35, United States Code, to require a patent owner to
consent to the filing of a petition for inter-partes review or post-
grant review, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Balancing Incentives Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
PETITION FOR INTER-PARTES REVIEW OR POST-GRANT REVIEW.
Title 35, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in
Title 35, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in
section 312
(a) --
(A) in paragraph
(4) , by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph
(5) , by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``
(6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the
petition.
(a) --
(A) in paragraph
(4) , by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph
(5) , by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``
(6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the
petition.''; and
(2) in
section 322
(a) --
(A) in paragraph
(4) , by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph
(5) , by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``
(6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the
petition.
(a) --
(A) in paragraph
(4) , by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph
(5) , by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``
(6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the
petition.''.
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