[116th Congress Public Law 316]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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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. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2021 -  [H.R. 
                                7259]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Patents for 
Humanity Program Improvement Act. 35 USC 131 note prec.>> 
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'', 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.
    (b) 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.

    Approved January 5, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 7259:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
            June 25, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

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