US Congress Senate Bill 1402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-27 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-05-27	House	Received in the House.
2016-05-27	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-05-26	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3379)
2016-05-26	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3378-3379)
2015-05-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3187-3188)

SB1137 (Related) 2016-02-25 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1402/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1402/BILLS-114s1402is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1402/BILLS-114s1402es.pdf