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]

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.

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Title

IDEA Act Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-07-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-07-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB4394 (Same As) 2020-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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