Intellectual Property Federal Agency Efforts in Transferring and Reporting New Technology

Both the Bayh-Dole Act & the Tech'y. Transfer Commer'n. Act of 2000 (TTA) contain require. that the GAO issue a report on the implementation of the acts once every 5 years. This report provides info. on how Fed. agencies had identified, patented & licensed inventions created in their own facilities during FY1997-2001. It also determines: (1) the extent to which the agencies complied with the TTA require. to submit reports on their tech. transfer activities to the OMB at the time they submit their FY2003 budget requests, & (2) what the agencies have done -- since the issuance of the 1999 GAO report on the issues -- to improve compliance with reporting require. under the Bayh-Dole Act for inventions created under contracts & grants. Tables.Hunt, John P., Jr. is the author of 'Intellectual Property Federal Agency Efforts in Transferring and Reporting New Technology' with ISBN 9780756729875 and ISBN 0756729874.