The bill S. 4713, titled the "Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2024" or the "IDEA Act," proposes changes to chapter 11 of title 35 of the United States Code. It aims to collect demographic information voluntarily from patent inventors, including details like...
Simple Explanation
The IDEA Act wants to ask inventors about things like their gender and race when they make something new, to see how different kinds of people are inventing stuff. This information is kept secret and won't change how their invention is checked.