Federal HB9143 mandates patent applicants to disclose ties to foreign adversaries like China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Federal HB9143, also known as the Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act, requires the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to mandate disclosures in patent applications about any ties to the People’s Republic of China and other designated foreign adversaries. Specifically, applicants must reveal any individuals with an ownership interest in the invention who were employed by entities controlled by these adversaries in the past five years, received funding from state-affiliated research funds or talent recruitment programs, or obtained financial incentives related to the.
Included in complete analysis
- Overview
- Core Provisions
- Implementation
- Impact
- Legal Framework
- Critical Issues
See what it does, who it affects, and the critical issues in plain language. Free, 30 seconds.