Requirement for patent owner to consent to the filing of petition for inter-partes review or post-grant review

Title 35, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 312(a)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the petition.; and (2) in section 322(a)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (6) the owner of the patent consents to the filing of the petition..