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S. 4394 (116th)

IDEA Act

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Introduced

30 July 2020

Last action

30 July 2020 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

10 August 2026

Defence

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Summary

Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2020 or the IDEA Act This bill requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status. The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available.

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Timeline

  1. 30 July 2020

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 30 July 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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