WASHINGTON (October 8, 2025) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA). The landmark bill, if passed, will restore clarity to patent law by standardizing eligibility criteria.
For over a decade, inventors, startups, and courts have struggled with vague and inconsistent rules on which inventions qualify for patents. A series of Supreme Court decisions left the law in disarray, forcing lower courts to rule with subjective interpretations of increasingly confusing precedents.
In support of the bill, IDA’s chief policy counselor, Kristen Osenga, made the following statement ahead of the hearing:
“PERA can bring much-needed clarity to patent eligibility and strengthen protections for American innovators. On behalf of America’s startups and small businesses, the Inventors Defense Alliance urges the Subcommittee to advance this bill to empower small inventors, drive innovation, and keep the U.S. at the forefront of discovery and global competitiveness.”
About the Inventor’s Defense Alliance: The Inventors Defense Alliance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(4) advocacy organization that works to build support for inventors’ rights, safeguard justice, and protect access to capital. Learn more at www.InventorsDefense.org.