WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United for Patent Reform (UFPR), whose member companies represent over 90 million U.S. employees, announced widespread industry support for the Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act)  which if enacted will create uniform rules for patent disputes nationwide and protect U.S. businesses from being sued multiple times over the same product. Introduced by Representatives Laurel Lee (FL-15) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), the bipartisan CLEAR Act establishes a fair and...

Today, over a dozen former members of Congress, who helped pass the America Invents Act, raised the alarm on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's proposed IPR rule. Click here to view the letter.

United for Patent Reform (UFPR) submitted a comment to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office strongly opposing the October 17, 2025 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would cut off access to the Inter Partes Review (IPR) process in almost every circumstance. UFPR warns that restricting IPR would reopen the door to the large-scale abusive patent litigation campaigns that plagued American businesses small and large for years. On behalf of the millions of U.S. jobs represented by UFPR...