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RIN: 0693-AB63

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: ●Rights to Federally-Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions
Abstract: NIST proposes to amend the regulations implementing the Bayh-Dole Act, 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq., which concerns intellectual property arising from federally-funded research. Specifically, NIST is proposing to amend 37 CFR sections 401 and 404, and is seeking public comments on this effort. This action may be of interest to you if you are an educational institution, nonprofit organization or company, especially a small business that collaborates or would like to collaborate with federal government employees on technology research and development projects.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 401 37 CFR 404
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 200

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Courtney Silverthorn Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Mailstop 2201, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Phone:301 975-4189 Email: courtney.silverthorn@nist.gov