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Technology Transfer & Commercialization of Intellectual Property & Patents: Law, Legislation & Policy

Technology Transfer, also called Transfer of Technology (TOT) and Technology Commercialisation, is the process of transferring skills,technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities.

Federal Laws

Bayh-Dole Act: A Guide to the Law & Implementing Policy
From the University of California Technology Transfer
Bayh-Dole Act: Text of Act
From Legal Information Institute - U.S. Code Collection - Cornell University
BNA's Medical Research Law & Policy: Universities, Inventors, and the Bayh-Dole Act
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
Trade Secrets Act

Federal Regulations

37 CFR 401
Title 37-- Patents, Trademarks & Copyright

Government Web Sites & Federal Offices of Technology Transfer (OTT)

Argonne National Laboratories Office of Technology Transfer
Grants.Gov
NASA Innovative Partnerships Program
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Office of Technology Partnerships
Has links to laws and standards for technology
National Institutes of Health Office of Technology Transfer
Small Business Administration Office of Technology
The SBA site is a good place to begin research and for general information on starting a venture
United States Patent & Trademark Office
US Navy Research Laboratories Office of Technology Transfer
USDA Office of Technology Transfer
Has link to generic agreement forms & link to Scientific Publications - TekTran Database
Federal Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC)
The nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace

Subject Guide

Gultekin Gurdal

Subjects: Open Access, Projects, Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)