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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 712
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 11, 2013
Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Patents for Humanity Program
Improvement Act of 2013
.
Transferability of Acceleration Certificates
In general
A holder of an
acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program
(established in the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot
Program
, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any
successor thereto, of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, may
transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration certificate
to another person.
Requirement
An
acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to
any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled Humanitarian
Awards Pilot Program
, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8,
2012), or any successor thereto.