Chief Counsel for NIST

0693-AB66 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0693 National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Updates to Bayh-Dole Implementing Regulations

Changes to 37 CFR 401, 404, and 501 to reduce regulatory impediments for technology transfer by eliminating unnecessary language and modifying language to clarify confusing provisions that have created a burden in complying with the intent of the Bayh-Dole Act. The proposed deletions remove a significant amount of regulations that are unnecessary or duplicative. The added language provides additional clarity in regulating march-in rights, subject invention and utilization reporting requirements, U.S. industry preference, and other regulations that impact the transfer of technology from federally funded research and development. The proposed rulemaking aims to improve the transition of federally funded innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace by reducing the regulatory burdens for technology transfer.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 37 CFR 401 37 CFR 404 37 CFR 501 37 U.S.C. 206 et seq. No NPRM 12/00/2019 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Henry Wixon N. Chief Counsel for NIST 0693 National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 301 975-2803 301 926-6241 henry.wixon@nist.gov 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1052, Gaithersburg MD 20899-1052