Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
United States116th CongressS-2814Senate
Updated: Nov 7, 2019
Summary
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party. (The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate which can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-7259: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement ActBecame Public Law No: 116-316.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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