Hearing: “Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (Committee on the Judiciary)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Support Documents

• A letter dated March 24, 2026, from multiple organizations to Director Squires regarding the Director’s memo titled, “Additional Discretionary Institution Considerations”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 12:25 PM
• A report titled, “Analysis of Unpatentability Findings in Inter Partes Review Final Written Decisions (2013-2025)”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Lofgren of CA [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 12:25 PM
• A letter dated March 24, 2026, from the Council for Innovation Promotion to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson regarding the hearing, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of GA [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 01:46 PM
• An article from The American Prospect titled, “Trump Appointees Are Hijacking the Patent System”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 01:46 PM
• An article from Bloomberg Government titled, “Trump PTO Pick’s Fortress Ties Signal Big Tech Patent Fights”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 01:46 PM
• A letter from US Inventor to Howard Lutnick, John Squires, Scott Bessent, Susie Wiles, Kevin Hassett, Russell Vought, and Peter Navarro, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 03/31/2026 at 09:08 AM
• A statement from the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A letter from multiple manufacturing and industrial technology companies to Director Squires regarding a USPTO memo titled, “Additional Discretionary Institution Considerations”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• An anonymous comment on the Patent and Trademark Office website regarding software patents, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from Arnold Ventures regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from BadVR, Inc. regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from the Crypto Council for Innovation regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• An anonymous comment on the Patent and Trademark Office website regarding USPTO’s proposed rule changes, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from Generation Patient regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement for the record from the Software and Information Industry Association for the hearing on oversight of the USPTO, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from the National Retail Federation regarding USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from Patients for Affordable Drugs regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A comment on the Patent and Trademark Office website regarding USPTO’s proposed rule changes from Senseeker Corp, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A letter dated December 9, 2025, from Director Squires to Chairmen Grassley and Jordan and Ranking Members Durbin and Raskin, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement from the U.S. Manufacturers Association for Development and Enterprise regarding the USPTO’s proposed rulemaking before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM
• A statement for the record from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation for the hearing on oversight of the USPTO, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA [PDF] Added 04/14/2026 at 04:36 PM

Hearing Record

• Questions for the record for Director Squires from Representatives Cline, Massie, Lofgren, Neguse, Johnson, Kamlager-Dove, and Issa [PDF] Added 04/17/2026 at 02:18 PM

First Published: March 18, 2026 at 09:07 AM
Last Updated: April 17, 2026 at 02:18 PM