HR 1723
IDEA Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA Act), requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to voluntarily collect demographic information – including gender, race, and veteran status – from patent inventors. This data will be kept confidential and separate from patent applications, and the USPTO will publish annual reports detailing the collected data broken down by technology and inventor location. The bill also establishes a process for making the underlying data publicly available while protecting inventor privacy.
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Primary sponsor
Nydia M. Velazquez
Cosponsor
Steve Stivers
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