Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act

Scott Fitzgerald

Republican · WI · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-04

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would require companies and inventors applying for U.S. patents to disclose any financial connections, ownership stakes, or business relationships they have with China and other countries considered foreign adversaries. The Patent and Trademark Office would use this information to review applications and potentially flag concerns about sensitive technology being developed with foreign involvement. This affects patent applicants, tech companies, and researchers who want to protect their inventions in the United States.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9143 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9143 To amend title 35, United States Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2026 Mr. Fitzgerald introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 35, United States Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES IN PATENT APPLICATIONS REGARDING TIES TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER FOREIGN ADVERSARIES. (a) Disclosures in Patent Applications Regarding Ties to People's Republic of China and Other Foreign Adversaries.--Section 111 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Disclosures Regarding Ties to People's Republic of China and Other Foreign Adversaries.-- ``(1) Disclosure.--The Director shall require each person submitting an application for patent under subsection (a), or a provisional application for a patent under subsection (b), to disclose in the application the identity of each person with an ownership interest in the invention being claimed that in the 5 years before submitting such application-- ``(A) was employed by an entity subject to ownership or control by a foreign adversary; ``(B) received funding from a state-affiliated research fund or talent recruitment program associated with a foreign adversary; or ``(C) received any other financial incentive from a foreign adversary related to the application, grant, or enforcement of a patent. ``(2) Request for true copies.-- ``(A) In general.--After reviewing any disclosure made by an applicant in accordance with paragraph (1), the Director may (as the Director determines appropriate) request such applicant provide true copies of any contractual or financial obligation or other agreement specific to such disclosure. ``(B) Confidentiality.--Any true copy provided to the Director under subparagraph (A) may be kept confidential and separate from the file wrapper of the patent application. ``(3) Exemption.--Any applicant who is a small business concern and is subject to disclosures pursuant to subsection (g) or (o) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) shall be exempt from making the disclosure required by paragraph (1). ``(4) Foreign adversary defined.--In this subsection, the term `foreign adversary' means-- ``(A) the People's Republic of China, including all Special Administrative Regions; ``(B) the Republic of Cuba; ``(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; ``(D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and ``(E) the Russian Federation.''. <all>

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