United States · Bill · S
S. 927 (115th)
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Introduced
25 April 2017
Last action
25 April 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
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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Timeline
25 April 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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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
- us · 115-s-927 · source updated 10 August 2026