0693-AB66 202210 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

The revisions will add language to provide additional clarity in 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 final rule aims to improve the transition of federally funded innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace by reducing the regulatory burdens for technology transfer.

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This rule would revise the Bayh Dole Act implementing regulations in order to make technical corrections; reorganize certain subsections; remove outdated and/or unnecessary sections; improve reporting by federal agencies; and provide clarifications.

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The rule revisions would be promulgated under the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980, Public Law 96-517 (as amended), codified at 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq., commonly known as the Bayh-Dole Act or Bayh-Dole.

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There are not alternatives to this rule. 

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The action would remove duplicative text, streamline the implementing regulations, and reduce regulatory burdens, all at no additional cost.  

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There are no applicable risks to this rule.

]]> NPRM 01/04/2021 86 FR 35 NPRM Comment Period End 04/05/2021 Final Action 12/00/2022 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