The “right to useful inventions … belong[s] to the inventors.”
James Madison articulated this core principle in the Federalist Papers and embedded it into our Constitution more than two centuries ago. In the years since, the U.S. patent system has been a driving force behind continued economic growth and innovation. Today, however, that system is under threat. Fortunately, Congress is responding with a bipartisan bill aimed at restoring that right — and boosting our economy in the process.