S 712 · 113th Congress · Commerce

Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-04-11· Sponsored by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2592)(2013-04-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2013 - 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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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE