Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2013
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 11, 2013)
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2013 - 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.
What just happenedApr 11, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2592)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 11, 2013
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2592)
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2592)
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate