Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1041
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 13, 2025
Overview
Text
Bill Intelligence

The bill aims to amend patent infringement laws relating to biological products and the Medicare Improvement Fund. It proposes a limitation on the number of patents that can be asserted in an infringement action, especially for reference and application products. The bill also outlines specific requirements and conditions under which such limitations can be increased. Furthermore, it specifies the applicability of these amendments to applications submitted under the Public Health Service Act on or after the bill's enactment date. These proposed changes seek to address concerns related to patent infringement in the realm of biological products and their approvals under the Medicare Improvement Fund.

Show more
AI-generated from the bill text (Reported to Senate)
This content was AI-generated from the text of the bill version Reported to Senate (04/10/2025).
Bill Intelligence uses AI to analyze bill texts and other data. AI-generated content can contain mistakes, so the content should be reviewed for accuracy. This AI-generated content is not a replacement for reading the bill text.
If you spot anything that needs to be corrected, contact us at support@billsponsor.com or on social media.
Introduced
Mar 13, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 10, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1041
Congress
119
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Unavailable
Text (2)
April 10, 2025
March 13, 2025
Actions (5)
04/10/2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
04/10/2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
04/03/2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
03/13/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
03/13/2025
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 3, 2025 3:24:06 PM