To reform and improve procedures for amending patents subject to post-issuance review proceedings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
Revitalizing Amendment Motions for Patents Act of 2018 or the RAMP Act
This bill establishes that for motions to amend patent claims challenged at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a patent examiner shall prepare an advisory report about the patentability of the proposed amended claims, which the PTAB shall consider when deciding the motion. The proposed amended claims shall be construed under the broadest reasonable interpretation standard for the purposes of the motion.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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