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S. 4210 117th Congress Senate

Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the United… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2022 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2022
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 Latest action May 12, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5796 Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 12, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4210: Patents for Humanity Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4210/
MLA
"S. 4210: Patents for Humanity Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4210/.
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S. 4210, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4210/.
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[S. 4210: Patents for Humanity Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4210/)
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