Bill stops Chinese military companies from getting U.S. patents.
S. 5610 — Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026 · Filed by Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill blocks people and companies on three U.S. government lists from getting new U.S. patents. It also stops them from using patents they already own. The President can waive this ban for 180 days at a time. He must say it does not hurt national security and tell Congress why. The bill does not stop listed people from applying for patents. It does not change how patents are examined.
Who it affects
The bill affects companies and people on three U.S. government lists of Chinese military-linked entities. It also affects U.S. technology companies and defense contractors who compete with these listed entities.
One thing to notice
The bill's effect depends on whether the three lists are correct and up to date. The President can waive the ban for reasons other than security.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 30, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- patent — A government grant that lets an inventor be the only one to make or sell an invention for a set time.
- waive — To give up or skip a rule or requirement for a set time.
- national security — Protection of a country from harm by foreign powers or threats.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,998 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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