    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-227
    113th Congress

    An Act

    To establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United
    States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. <>  USPTO LAW SCHOOL CLINIC
    CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Law School Clinic Certification Program of
    the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as implemented by the
    Office, is established as a program entitled the ``Law School Clinic
    Certification Program''. The Program shall allow students enrolled in a
    participating law school's clinic to practice patent and trademark law
    before the Office by drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent or
    trademark applications, or both, on a pro-bono basis for clients that
    qualify for assistance from the law school's
    clinic. <>  The Director shall establish
    regulations and procedures for application to and participation in the
    Program. All law schools accredited by the American Bar Association are
    eligible for participation in the Program, and shall be examined for
    acceptance using identical criteria established by the
    Director. <>  The Program shall be
    in effect for the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment
    of this Act.

    (b) Report on the Program.--The Director shall, not later than the
    last day of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
    this Act, submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a report on the Program, describing the
    number of law schools and law students participating in the Program, the
    work done through the Program, the benefits of the Program, and any
    recommendations of the Director for modifications to the Program.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
    (1) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the United States
    Patent and Trademark Office.
    (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Law School
    Clinic Certification Program established in subsection (a).

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    (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Under
    Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
    the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    Approved December 16, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5108:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-588 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Sept. 15, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate.