United States · Bill · S
S. 1402 (114th)
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Introduced
20 May 2015
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act 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.
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8 official files
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 27 May 2016
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 27 May 2016
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 26 May 2016
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 26 May 2016
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 26 May 2016
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 May 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1402
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1402