H.R. 7259 — Enrolled Bill

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 7259 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. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.