119th Congress · introduced in the House · Oct 24, 2025
Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025
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Latest action (Oct 24, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Oct 24, 2025)
Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025
This bill revises several aspects of patent law.
The bill changes the U.S. patent system back to a first-to-invent system, in which the first inventor to conceive of an invention is entitled to a patent. Currently, the first person to file an application that meets all the necessary requirements is entitled to the patent.
Several types of administrative patent challenge proceedings are abolished, as well as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) body that decides those proceedings.
The bill relaxes the standard for what constitutes patent-eligible subject matter. The only ineligible inventions shall be those that exist in nature independent or prior to human activity or that exist solely in the human mind.
The bill also makes it easier for a patent owner that has won an infringement case in court to secure a permanent injunction against the infringing defendant. Specifically, there shall be a presumption that further infringement would cause irreparable harm to the prevailing patent owner, and the burden shall be on the infringer to prove otherwise. (Currently, a prevailing patent owner seeking a permanent injunction must prove, among other things, that further infringement would cause irreparable harm.)
The bill limits what types of publications shall be treated as prior art that could be used to make an invention be considered to be anticipated or obvious (and therefore not patentable).
The bill authorizes the USPTO to keep and spend all the fees that it collects.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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14 citations.
US INVENTOR · lobbying firm or registrant: NEOWISE CORP.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Amount not reported
H.R. 5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill; H.R. 5819: Balancing Incentives Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026 H.R. 10025, Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act H.R. 7140, Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$770,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act. S.1096: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. H.R.6485/S.43: Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act. PTO rulemaking on inter partes review. H.R.5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 (RALIA Act). Settled expectations discretionary denials.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$870,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act. S.1096: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. H.R.6485/S.43: Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act. PTO rulemaking on inter partes review. H.R.5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 (RALIA Act). Settled expectations discretionary denials.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 7140, Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
US INVENTOR · lobbying firm or registrant: NEOWISE CORP.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Amount not reported
H.R. 5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill; H.R. 5819: Balancing Incentives Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…6485/S.43: Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act. H.R.4570/S.1097: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025. PTO rulemaking on inter partes review. H.R.5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 (RALIA Act).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 7140, Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
US INVENTOR · lobbying firm or registrant: NEOWISE CORP.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill; H.R. 5819: Balancing Incentives Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 1, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$25,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…erprise (Docket No. OSTP-TECH-2025-0100) H.R. 791 (Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act) S. 2276/H.R. 3269 (Eliminating Thickets to Improve Competition (ETHIC) Act) H.R. 5811 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act (RALIA)) H.R. 1833 (Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Act) H.R. 861/S. 326 (American Musi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$1,150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Generics and Biosimilars Act. H.R.6485/S.43: Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act. S.1040: Drug Competition Enhancement Act. PTO rulemaking on inter partes review. H.R.5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 (RALIA Act).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
US INVENTOR · lobbying firm or registrant: NEOWISE CORP.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 5811: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill; H.R. 5819: Balancing Incentives Act of 2025; All provisions of the bill;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…erprise (Docket No. OSTP-TECH-2025-0100) H.R. 791 (Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act) S. 2276/H.R. 3269 (Eliminating Thickets to Improve Competition (ETHIC) Act) H.R. 5811 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act (RALIA)) H.R. 1833 (Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Act) H.R. 861/S. 326 (American Musi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing