Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7259
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-18
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief

Intellectual property
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 116-316.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party. </p> <p>(The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate which can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)</p> <p>

action_date: 2020-06-25
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party. </p> <p>(The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate which can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)</p> <p>

action_date: 2020-12-15
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party. </p> <p>(The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate that can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)</p>

action_date: 2021-01-05
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the holder of an acceleration certificate awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to transfer the certificate to another party. </p> <p>(The Patents for Humanity program recognizes patent owners, applicants, and licensees that use their inventions to meet humanitarian challenges. The winners each receive a certificate that can be used to accelerate certain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, such as a patent application.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7259 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 House of Representatives June 25, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7259 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2020 Mrs. McBath (for herself, Mr. Cline , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , and Mrs. Roby ) introduced the following bill; which was 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: II Calendar No. 488 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2020 Received; read the first time June 30, 2020 Read the second time and placed on the calendar 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 House of Representatives June 25, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

June 30, 2020 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 7259 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.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.