,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjah,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4  
,hatch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,leahy-,smith ,america  
,invents ,act to extend the period      
during which the ,under ,secretary of   
,commerce for ,intellectual ,property   
and ,director of the ,united ,states    
,patent and ,trademark ,office may set  
or adjust certain fees1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,building           
,innovation ,growth through ,data for   
,intellectual ,property ,act or the     
,,big ,data for ,,ip ,act4  #b4         
,definitions  ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the  
term advanced data science analytics    
means techniques1 such as artificial    
intelligence1 machine learning1 and     
other methods of analyzing large data   
sets1 that are used to make policy      

recommendations2  7#b7 the term         
,director means the ,under ,secretary of
 ,commerce for ,intellectual ,property  
and ,director of the ,office2  7#c7 the 
term ,office means the ,united ,states  
,patent and ,trademark ,office2  7#d7   
the term ,,ppac means the ,patent       
,public ,advisory ,committee of the     
,office2 and  7#e7 the term ,,tpac means
 the ,trademark ,public ,advisory       
,committee of the ,office4  #c4         
,findings  ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,section #aj7;a7 of the 
,leahy-,smith ,america ,invents ,act    
7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #da note7 grants the     
,director the authority to set or adjust
 by rule any fee established1           
authorized1 or charged under title #ce1 
,united ,states ,code1 or the ,trademark
 ,act of #aidf4 ''' to recover the      
aggregate estimated costs to the ,office
 for processing1 activities1 services1  
and materials relating to patents 7in   
the case of patent fees7 and trademarks 
7in the case of trademark fees71        

including administrative costs of the   
,office4  7#b7 ,the ,office has worked  
with ,,ppac1 ,,tpac1 and the public to  
engage in a fee-setting process that is 
transparent1 as envisioned by the       
,leahy-,smith ,america ,invents ,act    
7,public ,law #aab-bi2 #abe ,stat4      
#bhd74  7#c7 ,since #bjaa1 the ,office  
has used this fee-setting authority to  
implement a sustainable funding model   
with an operating reserve1 which allows 
the ,office to invest in long-term      
projects1 including crucial             
infrastructure upgrades that are        
necessary for a #bast century           
intellectual property office1 regardless
 of whether there are temporary         
fluctuations in patent or trademark     
filings4  7#d7 ,the infrastructure      
upgrades described in paragraph 7#c7    
include the use of advanced data science
 analytics1 which will help to--  7,a7  
improve productivity and quality with   
respect to the issuance of patents and  
trademarks2 and  7,b7 ensure--  7i7 the 

consistent application of laws by nearly
 #i1jjj patent examiners and trademark  
examining attorneys2 and  7ii7 the      
certainty and strength of               
,federally-granted rights that are      
foundational to the economy of the      
,united ,states4  #d4 ,extension of     
sunset  ,section #aj7;i77#b7 of the     
,leahy-,smith ,america ,invents ,act    
7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #da note7 is amended by  
striking the #g-year period beginning on
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
and inserting the #aj-year period       
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,,big ,data for ,,ip ,act4  #e4     
,report  ,not later than #b years after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,director shall submit to ,congress a   
report that includes--  7#a7 the status 
of the capabilities of the information  
technology systems of the ,office with  
respect to--  7,a7 the examination of   
patents and trademarks2 and  7,b7       
proceedings conducted before the--  7i7 
,patent ,trial and ,appeal ,board of the

 ,office2 and  7ii7 ,trademark ,trial   
and ,appeal ,board of the ,office2  7#b7
 a #e-year plan for further             
modernization of the information        
technology systems described in         
paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 an accounting 
of the use by the ,office of advanced   
data science analytics1 including from  
commercially available sources1 to      
improve the patent and trademark        
examination process where appropriate1  
including--  7,a7 a description of how  
the ,office uses advanced data science  
analytics with respect to the           
examination of patents and trademarks   
to--  7i7 improve consistency2  7ii7    
detect common sources of error2 and     
7iii7 improve productivity2  7,b7 a     
#e-year plan for further development of 
advanced data science analytics for the 
uses described in subparagraph 7,a72 and
  7,c7 a description of how the findings
 made as a result of the uses of        
advanced data science analytics under   
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be made         

available to the public on a regular    
basis4