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35 U.S.C. § 2

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATES.
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Title
35 — Patents
Chapter
PTII/CH12
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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“(a) In General.—A holder of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled ‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person. “(b) Requirement.—An acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled ‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor thereto.”

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