H.R. 9143 — Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act

This section requires each patent applicant to disclose the identity of any person with an ownership interest in the claimed invention who, in the five years before filing, was employed by an entity controlled by a foreign adversary, received funding from a state-affiliated research fund or talent recruitment program of a foreign adversary, or received other financial incentives from a foreign adversary related to patents. It defines foreign adversaries as the People’s Republic of China (including Special Administrative Regions), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia; exempts certain small businesses; and authorizes the USPTO Director to request confidential copies of related agreements.