US House advances bill targeting foreign third-party litigation funding
By Nick Robertson ( November 19, 2025, 01:13 GMT | Insight) -- The House Judiciary Committee Tuesday passed a bill which would mandate that plaintiffs disclose their relationships with foreign third-party litigation funders and ban foreign state-backed funders. The change would be especially relevant to patent litigation, where supporters claim foreign powers use third-party funding to influence the US intellectual property system.A bill targeting foreign third-party funders’ influence in the US patent system jumped a major hurdle in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, with the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (POCFMA) advancing through markup in a partisan vote....
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