IDEA Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 9, 2021
Last action May 18, 2021
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2
May 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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