US SB3652 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 4 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 4 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2012 - 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.
Title
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403) |
| 2012-12-04 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7402-7403) |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3652/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3652/BILLS-112s3652is.pdf |
