/PRNewswire/ Invent Together today launched an online learning platform aimed at guiding inventors from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds through the.
Senators unveil bill to close patent gap faced by women
12-03-2021
04-11-2020
Proposed legislation aimed at closing the gap that women and minorities face when procuring patent rights could direct the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to collect demographic data from applicants and make this public.
US Senators Thom Tillis, Mazie Hirono and US representatives Nydia Velázquez and Steve Stivers introduced the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2021 on March 9.
The IDEA Act is cosponsored by Senators Chris Coons and Patrick Leahy. The same coalition of senators and US representatives first unveiled the IDEA Act in 2019.