Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2846
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2016-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Intellectual property
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: 

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016
 
 
This bill directs the Small Business Administration to develop partnership agreements that provide for: 
 
 
development of high-quality training for small businesses related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property,
 
leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small businesses, and 
 
participation of a nongovernmental organization. 
 
 
These agreements must also provide training:
 
 
through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars, and at physical locations, including a small business development center; and 
 
the headquarters or a regional office of the United States Patent and Trade Office. 
 
 
The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at a small business development center to include training in person or through a website relating to:
 
 
domestic and international intellectual property protections, and 
 
how those protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small businesses. 
 

action_date: 2016-05-24
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016
 
 
(Sec. 4) This bill directs the Small Business Administration to develop partnership agreements that arrange for: 
 
 
development of high-quality training for small businesses related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property,
 
leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small businesses, and 
 
participation of a nongovernmental organization. 
 
 
These agreements must also arrange for training:
 
 
through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars, and at physical locations, including a small business development center; and 
 
the headquarters or a regional office of the United States Patent and Trade Office. 
 
 
(Sec. 5) The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at a small business development center to include training in person or through a website relating to:
 
 
domestic and international intellectual property protections, and 
 
how those protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small businesses. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-419.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-419.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 483.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate