,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #e1        
#bjba,mr4 ,issa introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ce1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to clarify the relation of ,inter
 ,partes ,review proceedings and        
,post-,grant ,review proceedings to     
other administrative proceedings1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,conducting ,legally ,efficient         
,administration and ,resolution of      
,patents ,act of #bjba or the ,,clear   
,patents ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,relation  
of ,inter ,partes ,review proceedings   
and ,post-,grant ,review proceedings to 
other administrative proceedings  7a7   
,in general ,title #ce1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section     
#cae1 by adding at the end the          
following3  7f7 ,relation to other      
administrative proceedings ,if the      

,director institutes an inter partes    
review of a patent1 any proceeding      
before a ,federal agency 7as that term  
is defined in section #bja7 that would  
be materially affected by one or more of
 the claims of the patent being         
cancelled under such review shall be    
stayed until a final written decision by
 the ,board is issued under such review 
or such review is otherwise terminated4 
2 and  7#b7 in section #cbe1 by adding  
at the end the following3  7f7 ,relation
 to other administrative proceedings ,if
 the ,director institutes a post-grant  
review of a patent1 any proceeding      
before a ,federal agency 7as that term  
is defined in section #bja7 that would  
be materially affected by one or more of
 the claims of the patent being         
cancelled shall be stayed until a final 
written decision by the ,board is issued
 under such review or such review is    
otherwise terminated4  4  7b7           
,application ,this section1 and the     
amendments made by this section1 shall  

apply with respect to-- 7#a7 an inter   
partes review proceeding or post-grant  
review proceeding initiated on or after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act2 
and  7#b7 a proceeding before a ,federal
 agency initiated on or after the date  
that is #f months before the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4