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134 STAT. 5065
PUBLIC LAW 116–316—JAN. 5, 2021
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7259:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
June 25, considered and passed House.
Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.
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Public Law 116–316
116th Congress
An Act
To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program
to be transferable.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patents for Humanity Program
Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATES.
(a) 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’’, pub-
lished 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.
(b) REQUIREMENT.—An acceleration certificate transferred
under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limita-
tions under the notice entitled ‘‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Pro-
gram’’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or
any successor thereto.
Approved January 5, 2021.
Patents for
Humanity
Program
Improvement
Act.
35 USC 131 note
prec.
Jan. 5, 2021
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