S. 1402 · 114th Congress
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 114th Congress ended.
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- Senate Introduced May 20, 2015
- Senate Passed May 26, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · May 26, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Latest action (May 27, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 20, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced May 20, 2015
- Senate Passed May 26, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.