Bill · H.R. 5819· House(119-HR-5819)
Balancing Incentives Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 10/24/2025
- Last activity
- 10/24/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Marcy Kaptur
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Balancing Incentives Act of 2025. It changes current patent laws found in title 35 of the United States Code. Specifically, the bill requires a patent owner to give their consent before a petition can be filed for an inter-partes review or a post-grant review. By requiring this consent, the bill directly alters how these review petitions are submitted.
Yes
Does this make patent and copyright rules fairer?+5
The bill significantly impacts patent law by requiring patent owner consent for review petitions, altering the intellectual property landscape.
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
Business owners who own patents gain stronger protective control over patent review challenges.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+2
Small business owners who hold patents benefit from increased control over inter-partes and post-grant reviews.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2: This section requires the owner of a patent to consent to the filing of a petition for an inter-partes review or a post-grant review. This could be seen as positive for patent owners because it gives them more control over whether their patents undergo these specific review processes.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2: By requiring the patent owner's consent to file a petition for an inter-partes review or post-grant review, individuals or groups wanting to challenge a patent may find it much harder to do so if the patent owner refuses to give consent.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Improves Intellectual Property Fairness+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+2
- 8/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/24/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
James McGovernDemocrat · Massachusetts
Thomas MassieRepublican · Kentucky
Richard McCormickRepublican · Georgia