Patents for Humanity

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Patents for Humanity is an awards program run by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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The Obama administration started the initiative in February 2012 to encourage new innovations to solve global development challenges. [5]

2018 winners

Source: [6]

2016 winners

Drugs & Vaccines
Medical Diagnostics
Medical Devices

2015 winners

Medicine
Sanitation
Nutrition
Energy
Living Standards

2013 winners

Medicine [7]
Nutrition
Clean technology
Information Technology

References

  1. "Patents for Humanity Awards 2015". United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  2. "Patents for Humanity Awards Ceremony at the White House". IP Watchdog Blog. 20 April 2015.
  3. "Patents for humanity: Special edition of Technology and Innovation". phys.org. 30 Oct 2014.
  4. "Patents for Humanity Winners Awarded at the White House". commerce.gov. 26 Apr 2015.
  5. "USPTO Renews Patents for Humanity Program". IP Watchdog Blog. 11 Apr 2014.
  6. "2018 Award Recipients". USPTO.
  7. "2013 Award Recipients". USPTO.
  8. Microsoft Wins "Patents for Humanity" Award For Infer.NET From USPTO - MSPoweruser