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NASA RIN: 2700-AD51 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Inventions and Contributions 
Abstract: NASA is amending certain sections of 14 CFR part 1240 "Inventions and Contributions" to restore text that was inadvertently omitted in an earlier revision and to update references to the process for submitting reports of the filing of patent applications, releases of software packages, and the approval for publication in NASA Tech Briefs of innovations made by NASA employees and contractors. The process for submitting such reports is now entirely computer-based and no longer relies on paper forms. Accordingly, it has been determined that 14 CFR part 1240 should be amended to clarify that eligibility for a patent application award be based on the actual filing of the patent application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and that eligibility for a software release award be based on the approval of such release by the agency. The revisions also reflect organizational management changes that have taken place within the agency and the respective resulting responsibilities. Additionally, the revisions recognize that the agency has transitioned from a paper-based system of record keeping and accounting, under which payments were made in paper format, to a computerized system of record keeping and accounting resulting in electronic funds transfer payments. 
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 1240   
Legal Authority: 51 USC 20112   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Robert F Rotella
Senior Patent Attorney, Office of the General Counsel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
300 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20546
Phone:202 358-2066
Email: robert.f.rotella@nasa.gov