United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property is one of Eight subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee. The subcommittee was disbanded in 2007, but reinstated in 2019 at the beginning of the 116th Congress. ^[1]

Jurisdiction

The committee's jurisdiction extends to:

• (1) Intellectual Property laws, including those affecting patents, copyrights and trademarks;
• (2) Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
• (3) Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office;
• (4) Oversight of the intellectual property laws, treaties and policies affecting international trade. ^[2]

Members, 119th Congress

Majority [3]	Minority [3]
Thom Tillis, North Carolina, Chair Mike Lee, Utah Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Eric Schmitt, Missouri Katie Britt, Alabama Ashley Moody, Florida	Adam Schiff, California, Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Chris Coons, Delaware Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Peter Welch, Vermont

Historical subcommittee rosters

118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Chris Coons, Delaware, Chair Peter Welch, Vermont Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Alex Padilla, California Jon Ossoff, Georgia	Thom Tillis, North Carolina, Ranking Member John Cornyn, Texas Tom Cotton, Arkansas Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Chair Chris Coons, Delaware Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Alex Padilla, California	Thom Tillis, North Carolina, Ranking Member John Cornyn, Texas Tom Cotton, Arkansas Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Thom Tillis, North Carolina, Chair Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Ben Sasse, Nebraska Lindsey Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas Mike Lee, Utah Chuck Grassley, Iowa Mike Crapo, Idaho	Chris Coons, Delaware, Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, Vermont Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Kamala Harris, California Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Dick Durbin, Illinois Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut

See also

• United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
• United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law

References

1. "Senate Judiciary Revives Intellectual Property Panel | Bloomberg Law". www.news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
2. "Subcommittee on Intellectual Property | U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
3. "Grassley, Durbin Announce Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 3, 2025.

External links

• Senate Judiciary Committee website, Subcommittee page