HR 6309 · 114th Congress · Commerce

Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

Introduced 2016-11-14· Sponsored by Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.(2016-12-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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