S. 632: IDEA Act
CBO Score
$17 million
Documentation
Date of Report
Tue February 1st, 2022
Notes
Fees (removed from estimate)
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
117th Congress
A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Mazie Hirono — D — HI
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...
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