Balancing Incentives Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Oct 24, 2025
What it does
The Balancing Incentives Act of 2025 would amend U.S. patent law to require patent owners to consent before a petition for inter-partes review or post-grant review can be filed against their patent. This change would affect patent holders of U.S. patents by giving them veto power over certain administrative challenges to their patent validity. The bill modifies specific sections of Title 35 of the United States Code to add a consent requirement as a new condition for filing such petitions.
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.