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DOC/NIST RIN: 0693-AB63 Publication ID: Fall 2017 
Title: Rights to Federally-Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions 
Abstract:

This final rule reduces regulatory burdens by clarifying electronic reporting, updating certain sections to conform with changes in the patent laws, and streamlining the licensing application process for some Federal laboratory collaborators, makes technical corrections, clarifies the role of provisional patent application filing, explains a unique situation that may be appropriate for a Determination of Exceptional Circumstances, clarifies the role of funding agencies in the Bayh-Dole process, and addresses subject inventions as to which a Federal laboratory employee is a co-inventor.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 401    37 CFR 404   
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 200   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/07/2016  81 FR 78090   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/09/2016 
Final Action  01/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  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