United States · Bill · S
S. 4394 (116th)
IDEA Act
Introduced
30 July 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 July 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 July 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 July 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4394
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4394