Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 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.
What just happenedApr 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 25, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 25, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate