A bill to amend title 35 of the United States Code to provide for public examination and review of claims relating to applications for patents.

Requires the Commissioner of Patents to publish notices of the availability for public inspection of patent claim application records. Sets forth the content of such notices, including an identification of prior art considered by the Patent Office in its examination of the application.

Authorizes any person or party, within a specified period of time, to notify the Commissioner of patents, publications, or other documents tending to contravert the allowability of any claim of a patent application.

Provides that any party challenging the validity or scope of a patent claim on the basis of submittable information not submitted during the public inspection and protest period provided for in this Act shall be assessed at least a part of the costs and a part of reasonable attorneys' fees of the patent owner with respect to any civil suit and appeal on the challange if the patent owner can meet specified criteria of this Act.