Meeting: Enhancing Patent Diversity for America’s Innovators

Committee on Small Business

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (11:30 AM)

2360 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The American economy is reliant on its ability to innovate and retain its status as a global leader. To continue the nation’s leadership in innovation, it’s important to ensure every person and idea has equal opportunity to intellectual property protections. The Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act, enacted last Congress, required the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director to consult with the Small Business Administration to identify publicly available data on the number of patents women, minorities, and veterans apply for and obtain. The hearing will examine the findings of the report and discuss the legislative options for increasing the ability and opportunity for a diverse population of innovators to gain patent protection.

Witnesses

Ms. Andrea Ippolito
Program Director of W.E. Cormell, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/15/2020 at 01:57 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM

Dr. Rashawn Ray
David M. Rubenstein Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/15/2020 at 01:57 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM

Ms. Janeya Griffin
Managing Member and Principal Consultant, The Commercializer, LLC, Lancaster, CA

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/15/2020 at 01:57 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM

Mr. Rick C. Wade
Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/15/2020 at 01:57 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/14/2020 at 01:04 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF]

First Published: January 8, 2020 at 11:21 AM
Last Updated: January 24, 2020 at 10:48 AM


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