U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5610: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the ability of persons that pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the ability of persons that pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the ability of persons that pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Limitation on ability of persons that pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents (a) In general Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 106. Limitation on ability of persons that pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents (a) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of law-- (1) a person may not be issued a United States patent for an invention if that person (or any subsidiary, affiliate, successor, assign, legal representative, or privy of that person)-- (A) is on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List (NS-CMIC List) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13959 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance communist Chinese military companies), or any successor order; (B) is on the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States required by section 1260H of the William …
Sponsors
- Moody, Ashley (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is SB5610?
- SB5610 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026.
- What does SB5610 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the ability of persons that pose a threat to national security to receive and enforce patents, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5610?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5610?
- Moody, Ashley (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5610?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5610
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