United States · Bill · S
S. 4210 (117th)
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
Introduced
12 May 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for a program to award certificates that may be used to accelerate certain proceedings and applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The program established under this bill shall be treated as the successor to the existing Patents for Humanity program. Under this bill, the PTO must hold a competition at least once every two years to award certificates to eligible entities that submit a patent application that addresses a humanitarian issue.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 May 2022
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 May 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 12 May 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4210
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/4210