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  While the PERA Act is restoring eligibility for patents, the PREVAIL Act (also passed in 2025) addresses a different — but equally critical — issue: enforcement . If you’re a startup founder or solo inventor, you’ve probably worried: What happens if a bigger company copies my invention? That’s exactly what the PREVAIL Act aims to solve. 🛡️ What Is the PREVAIL Act? The Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) is designed to strengthen the rights of patent holders — particularly against large corporations that use the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) to invalidate patents after they’ve been granted. Key changes under the act include: Making it harder for patents to be unfairly invalidated via post-grant challenges. Creating balance between small inventors and big corporate defendants. Reducing duplicate proceedings (so you're not fighting battles on multiple fronts). 📉 Why This Matters for Startups In th...

  In 2025, U.S. patent law experienced one of the most transformative updates in over a decade, thanks to the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) . If you're an innovator, startup founder, engineer, or entrepreneur working in AI, biotech, software, medtech , or green energy — this could be the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for. 🔍 What Changed Under the PERA Act? Before 2025, U.S. patent eligibility (under 35 U.S.C. §101) had become increasingly narrow due to court rulings. Many software and AI-based innovations were rejected, not because they lacked novelty — but because they were categorized as “abstract ideas.” The PERA Act changed that. Key Provisions: Restores eligibility for computer-implemented inventions (including AI and software). Supports protections for biotech, diagnostics, and certain medical tech innovations. Clarifies and limits judicial exceptions to patent eligibility. This makes it easier than ever to patent tech-driven, non-physical innovati...