Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2655
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education

Intellectual property

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017</b> </p> <p>This bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to enter into a partnership agreement to: </p> <ul> <li>develop high-quality training for small business concerns related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property and how such protections should be considered in small business concerns' business plans and growth strategies, and</li> <li>leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns. </li> </ul> <p>Such training may be provided by the SBA, the USPTO, or SBA development centers (SBDCs): (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars, and (2) at physical locations, including an SBDC or the headquarters or regional office of the USPTO.</p> <p>The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at an SBDC to include training, developed by the SBA and the USPTO, in person or through a website relating to: (1) domestic and international intellectual property protections, and (2) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small business concerns.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2655 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Evans introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the SBA; (2) the term Director means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO; (3) the term SBA means the Small Business Administration; (4) the term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) ); (5) the term small business development center means a center described in section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ); and (6) the term USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 3. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the USPTO and the SBA are positioned to— (A) build upon several successful intellectual property and training programs aimed at small business concerns; and (B) increase the availability of and the participation in those programs across the United States; and (2) any education and training program administered by the USPTO and the SBA should be scalable so that the program is able to reach more small business concerns. 4. SBA and USPTO partnerships (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall enter into a partnership agreement under which the Administrator and Director shall— (1) develop high-quality training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small business concerns relating to— (A) domestic and international protection of intellectual property; and (B) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns; and (2) leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns. (b) Training The training developed under subsection (a) may be provided by the Administrator, the Director, or small business development centers established under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 )— (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and (2) at physical locations, including at— (A) a small business development center; or (B) the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO. 5. Small Business Development Centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (S), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (T), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (U) training developed by the Administrator and the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which may be delivered in person or through a website to small business concerns relating to— (i) domestic and international intellectual property protections; and (ii) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 547 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2655 [Report No. 115–660, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Evans introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned May 1, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Small Business May 1, 2018 Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not later than May 31, 2018 May 29, 2018 Additional sponsor: Mr. Fitzpatrick May 29, 2018 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the SBA; (2) the term Director means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO; (3) the term SBA means the Small Business Administration; (4) the term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) ); (5) the term small business development center means a center described in section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ); and (6) the term USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 3. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the USPTO and the SBA are positioned to— (A) build upon several successful intellectual property and training programs aimed at small business concerns; and (B) increase the availability of and the participation in those programs across the United States; and (2) any education and training program administered by the USPTO and the SBA should be scalable so that the program is able to reach more small business concerns. 4. SBA and USPTO partnerships (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall enter into a partnership agreement under which the Administrator and Director shall— (1) develop high-quality training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small business concerns relating to— (A) domestic and international protection of intellectual property; and (B) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns; and (2) leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns. (b) Training The training developed under subsection (a) may be provided by the Administrator, the Director, or small business development centers established under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 )— (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and (2) at physical locations, including at— (A) a small business development center; or (B) the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO. 5. Small Business Development Centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (S), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (T), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (U) training developed by the Administrator and the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which may be delivered in person or through a website to small business concerns relating to— (i) domestic and international intellectual property protections; and (ii) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns. .

May 29, 2018 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2655 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the SBA; (2) the term Director means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO; (3) the term SBA means the Small Business Administration; (4) the term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) ); (5) the term small business development center means a center described in section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ); and (6) the term USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 3. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the USPTO and the SBA are positioned to— (A) build upon several successful intellectual property and training programs aimed at small business concerns; and (B) increase the availability of and the participation in those programs across the United States; and (2) any education and training program administered by the USPTO and the SBA should be scalable so that the program is able to reach more small business concerns. 4. SBA and USPTO partnerships (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall enter into a partnership agreement under which the Administrator and Director shall— (1) develop high-quality training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small business concerns relating to— (A) domestic and international protection of intellectual property; and (B) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns; and (2) leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns. (b) Training The training developed under subsection (a) may be provided by the Administrator, the Director, or small business development centers established under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 )— (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and (2) at physical locations, including at— (A) a small business development center; or (B) the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO. 5. Small Business Development Centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (S), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (T), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (U) training developed by the Administrator and the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which may be delivered in person or through a website to small business concerns relating to— (i) domestic and international intellectual property protections; and (ii) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 507 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the SBA; (2) the term Director means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO; (3) the term SBA means the Small Business Administration; (4) the term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) ); (5) the term small business development center means a center described in section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ); and (6) the term USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 3. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the USPTO and the SBA are positioned to— (A) build upon several successful intellectual property and training programs aimed at small business concerns; and (B) increase the availability of and the participation in those programs across the United States; and (2) any education and training program administered by the USPTO and the SBA should be scalable so that the program is able to reach more small business concerns. 4. SBA and USPTO partnerships (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall enter into a partnership agreement under which the Administrator and Director shall— (1) develop high-quality training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small business concerns relating to— (A) domestic and international protection of intellectual property; and (B) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns; and (2) leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns. (b) Training The training developed under subsection (a) may be provided by the Administrator, the Director, or small business development centers established under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 )— (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and (2) at physical locations, including at— (A) a small business development center; or (B) the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO. 5. Small Business Development Centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (S), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (T), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (U) training developed by the Administrator and the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which may be delivered in person or through a website to small business concerns relating to— (i) domestic and international intellectual property protections; and (ii) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of the small business concerns. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

July 11, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar