Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Balancing Incentives Act of 2025”.
Balancing Incentives Act of 2025
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.
Sec. 2 Requirement for patent owner to consent to the filing of petition for inter-partes review or post-grant review
Title 35, United States Code, is amended—
in section 312(a)—
in paragraph (4), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the petition.”
in section 322(a)—
in paragraph (4), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the petition.”