PREVAIL Act

This bill changes how patents can be challenged at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It makes it harder to challenge an issued patent by requiring that the person or company filing the challenge has a direct reason to do so, raising the standard needed to cancel a patent, and preventing the same judge who decided to allow a challenge from also deciding the final result. It also stops someone who challenged a patent at the patent office from making the same arguments again in court. Additionally, the bill lets colleges and nonprofit groups that hold patents pay lower fees, and it allows the patent office to use the fees it collects without needing extra approval from Congress.

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