S. 1402 — rfh

IC 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 27, 2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act. 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. Passed the Senate May 26, 2016.Jule E. Adams,Secretary