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

First Published: March 18, 2026 at 09:07 AM
Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 01:46 PM