United States · Bill · S
S. 927 (115th)
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Introduced
25 April 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act This bill 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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/927
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/927