House
Jul 30, 2020

IDEA Act

Summary

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Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2020 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...

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Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(7/30/20)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

NV

Ms. Velázquez

House (D) New York – 7

Cosponsors (1)

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 30, 2020