HOUSE 1723117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

IDEA Act

Last Action: 5/18/2021

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2021-05-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2021-03-09Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2021-03-09Introduced in House
2021-03-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-09 (00)

Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2021 or the IDEA Act

This bill requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO.

Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status.

The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available.

Cosponsors (1)

Steve Stivers (R-OH)

Subjects

Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Right of privacy

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