Bill > HR5811

This bill, titled the "Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025," aims to comprehensively reform the U.S. patent system by rolling back several changes introduced by the 2011 America Invents Act and subsequent Supreme Court decisions. The bill reestablishes a "first-to-invent" patent system instead of the current "first-to-file" approach, restores a one-year grace period for inventors to file patents, and abolishes inter partes review and post-grant review proceedings that allow challenges to issued patents. It creates a new revolving fund for the Patent and Trademark Office to prevent fee diversion, broadens patentability for scientific discoveries and software inventions, and strengthens patent rights by treating patents as private property that can only be revoked through judicial proceedings. The legislation also ends automatic publication of patent applications, reinstates a presumption of patent validity, and reestablishes a presumptive right to injunctive relief for patent owners. Additionally, the bill aims to protect inventors' rights by making it harder to challenge patents, ensuring inventors can more easily secure and defend their intellectual property, and encouraging innovation by providing more certainty and protection for patent holders across various technological domains.

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