Leadership in CET Act
U.S. Congress · S1833 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-05-21. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary (plain-language)
Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies Act or the Leadership in CET Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish and carry out a pilot program to expedite the patent examination process for patents involving critical or emerging technologies (i.e., artificial intelligence, semiconductor design, or quantum information science). The USPTO must report to Congress on the impact and effectiveness of the pilot program.
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What politicians say
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) | AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) | Q2 2026 | $10,000 | |
| NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | Q2 2026 | $340,000 | |
| COVINGTON & BURLING LLP | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | Q2 2026 | $450,000 | |
| AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) | AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) | Q1 2026 | $10,000 | |
| COVINGTON & BURLING LLP | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | Q1 2026 | $740,000 | |
| NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | Q1 2026 | $340,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.