Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

Bill: 114-s-1402
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2015-05-20
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief

Intellectual property
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act</b></p> <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2016-05-26
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1402 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2015 Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act . 2. Transferability of Acceleration Certificates (a) In general A holder of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program , published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person. (b) Requirement An acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program , published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor thereto.

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1402 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act . 2. Transferability of Acceleration Certificates (a) In general A holder of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program , published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person. (b) Requirement An acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program , published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor thereto.

Passed the Senate May 26, 2016. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 27, 2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act . 2. Transferability of Acceleration Certificates (a) In general A holder of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program , published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person. (b) Requirement An acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program , published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor thereto.

Passed the Senate May 26, 2016. Jule E. Adams, Secretary