Patent Law - Introduction & Issues for Congress Topic of White Paper From CRS
March 03, 2026
March 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12744) on March 2, 2026, by legislative attorney Kevin J. Hickey:
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Patent Law: An Introduction and Issues for Congress
Patents, a form of intellectual property, give their owners certain exclusive rights in new and useful inventions. To encourage innovation, the Constitution gives Congress the power to grant patents to inventors for a li . . .
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Patent Law: An Introduction and Issues for Congress
Patents, a form of intellectual property, give their owners certain exclusive rights in new and useful inventions. To encourage innovation, the Constitution gives Congress the power to grant patents to inventors for a li . . .