H.R. 5796 · 117th Congress
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
- Stage
- Signed by the president
- Sponsor
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Introduced
- 2021-11-01
- Latest action
- 2022-12-20 · Signed by President.
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.