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A bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.

USA115th CongressS-927| Senate 
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act This bill allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person.
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Timeline
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Commerce

Foreign aid and international reliefIntellectual property

A bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.

USA115th CongressS-927| Senate 
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act This bill allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person.
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Timeline
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign aid and international reliefIntellectual property