# 119-hr-5819: Balancing Incentives Act of 2025

119-hr-5819, Balancing Incentives Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-08-15).

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- As of: 2026-08-15
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5819
- Congress: 119
- Title: Balancing Incentives Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**Patent owner consent required for inter partes review and post-grant review petitions.** This bill would make a patent owner's explicit consent a formal prerequisite to filing an inter partes review (IPR) or a post-grant review (PGR) petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. It does not change the legal grounds, institution standards, remedies, or add funding for those proceedings. - Patent owners: Would gain greater control and effective veto power over post-grant challenges by being able to withhold consent to IPR or PGR petitions. - Petitioners and challengers: Third parties that currently file IPR or PGR petitions would be barred from filing without the owner’s consent, limiting a common administrative route to contest patents. - Patent system and practice: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board would face a new procedural prerequisite for considering petitions, while substantive challenge rules remain unchanged.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Patent challenges would need owner consent: mixed, high. The bill would require a patent owner to consent before anyone could file an inter partes review or post‑grant review at the U.S. patent office. Without the owner’s consent, the petition could not be filed or considered. This would give patent owners a veto over these reviews and make it harder for…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5819)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5819 (as of 2026-08-15).