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H.R.6309: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Nov. 14, 2016
- Latest Major Action Dec. 5, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Dec. 5, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Nov. 14, 2016 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Nov. 14, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) |