Legislation
Federal Technology Transfer legislation, regulations, and policy enable Federal agencies to make their research and development facilities and expertise available to the private sector through cooperative research. Technology advancements achieved are transferred to private industry for commercialization.
Federal Legislation
- America Competes Act of 2007
- Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-404)
- Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-564)
- National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-189)
- Executive Order 12591 of 1987
- Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-502)
- Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-219)
- Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-480)
- Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-517) codified in 35 USC 200-209, Patent Rights in Inventions Made with Federal Assistance
- 37 CFR, part 404, Licensing of Government Owned Inventions
- 37 CFR, part 501, Uniform Patent Policy for Rights in Inventions Made by Government Employees
Administrative Orders and Initiatives
- Presidential Memorandum -- Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses
- Strategy for American Innovation, 2011 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Open Data Initiatives
- Community Solutions Initiatives
Department of the Interior Policy
This information was last updated on January 30, 2013
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