AAU joined the Association for Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and AUTM in sending a letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property leadership outlining their support for the Patent Eligibility Restoration (PERA) Act, a bill broadens the categories of eligibility for patenting.
Dear Senators Tillis and Schiff:
We, the undersigned associations with a membership consisting of America's research universities, medical schools, and technology transfer offices, write to express our strong and unified support for S.1546 the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act.
Creating clear and consistent rules about what inventions are patent eligible will catalyze research and innovation across our campuses and improve pathways of bringing breakthrough innovations to the marketplace. This bill provides clearer technology transfer guideposts for our member institutions, particularly in innovative fields like biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and medical diagnostics.
If we want American technologies to remain at the forefront of innovation and U.S. economic competitiveness, we need Congress to bring predictability back to the patent process.
We thank you for introducing this bill and we urge other senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee to support it as well.
Respectfully,
Barbara R. Snyder, AAU President
Waded Cruzado, APLU President
Stephen J. Susalka, AUTM CEO