USPTO Launches Patents for Humanity Pilot
Posted February 8, 2012 - 3:10pm by Michael White
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has launched a new 12-month pilot program that will reward inventors for using their technology to benefit humanity.
"The pilot will be run as a prize competition for applicants that have leveraged their patented technology to significantly address public health or quality of life issues faced by an impoverished population. By demonstrating how they have contributed a patented technology to advance scientific research on neglected humanitarian issues, organizations will be awarded with a certificate of faster patenting processing in matters before the USPTO."
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