US HB7890 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status. The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available.
Title
IDEA Act Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2020-07-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4394 (Same As) 2020-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7890/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7890/BILLS-116hr7890ih.pdf |