U.S. Lawmakers Propose Banning Chinese Entities Deemed Security Threats From Obtaining U.S. Patents

Chinese patents face wrath of US crackdown bill

The bill would prohibit the issuance of a US patent to any person or entity identified as a threat to US national security under the Non-SDN CMIC List, the 1260H List or the Federal Communications Commission's Covered List.

Chinese patents face US crackdown bill

Washington, June 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A group of senior House lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at preventing Chinese entities identified as national security threats from obtaining US patents, arguing that Beijing has used America's intellectual property system to advance its economic and technological ambitions. The proposed legislation, called the Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act, was introduced by House Select Committee on China Ch…

U.S. Lawmakers Propose Banning Chinese Entities Deemed Security Threats from Obtaining U.S. Patents

A group of U.S. Republican lawmakers introduced legislation on Monday to prohibit companies and individuals identified as national security threats from acquiring U.S. patents and to invalidate the enforceability of such patents previously obtained. The bill, named the Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act, was put forth by Representatives John Moolenaar, Scott Fitzgerald, and Darrell Issa. It aims to address existing legal loopholes to prevent sa…