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PTO Adds Green Energy Category to Patents for Humanity Program

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On March 6, 2023, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) introduced a new green energy category to its Patents for Humanity Program. This new award category provides business incentives for patent applicants, holders and...more

Locke Lord LLP

Fast-Track Patent Program for Humane ‎Inventions

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On November 29, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to codify the Fast-Track Patent Program for Humane Inventions. Both chambers of Congress have now voted to substantively codify H.R. 5796, the Patents for Humanity Act, to...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

United States Patent and Trademark Office Expands Patents for Humanity Program to COVID-19 Inventions

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that the Patents for Humanity awards program is now open for COVID-19 related patents and patent applications, providing award winners with accelerated...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Announces 2018 Patents for Humanity Winners

Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the latest winners of the Patents for Humanity program. The Patents for Humanity program, which was launched by the Office in February 2012 as part of an...more

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Biotech Patent Applications May be Eligible to Receive Benefits From Ongoing USPTO Initiatives

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A pair of ongoing USPTO initiatives, Patents for Humanity and Patents 4 Patients, offer incentives that certain biotechnology patent applications may be eligible for. Patents for Humanity is open to patents and applications...more

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