Establishes a robust patent system to restore and protect inventors’ rights to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries.
Repeals the first-to-file system under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and restores the first-to-invent system.
Abolishes inter partes and post-grant review, as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Ends fee diversion and ensures full funding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Allows for the patentability of scientific discoveries and software inventions.
Limits the scope of prior art that can be used to challenge the novelty of an invention.
Restores patents as a private property right, only revocable by a court ruling unless the patent owner consents to an administrative procedure.
Ends automatic publication of patent applications, allowing publication only upon request by the patent applicant.
Strengthens the presumption of validity for patents in judicial or administrative proceedings, requiring clear and convincing evidence to establish invalidity.
Provides for tolling of patent term during judicial challenges to patent validity.
Mandates a presumption of irreparable harm for patent owners in infringement cases, making it easier to obtain permanent injunctions.
Restores the requirement for patent applications to disclose the best mode of carrying out the invention.