other · National Institute of Standards and Technology · Published 2016-10-24 · Effective 2016-11-23 · 81 FR 73024
Document
Document number
2016-25355
Federal Register citation
81 FR 73024
CFR reference
15 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Publication date
2016-10-24
Effective date
2016-11-23
Commerce docket
Docket No.: 160311228-6788-02
Abstract
This final rule clarifies the appropriate use of Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) authority by a Federal laboratory for personnel exchanges where the Federal laboratory has an existing relationship with the potential partner through another legal mechanism, as well as in the context of joint research projects or the development of existing laboratory technology, and through use of the General Services Administration's Presidential Innovation Fellows program for Federal laboratory Entrepreneur-In-Residence programs. Another objective of this rulemaking is to remove outdated regulations addressing the licensing of inventions owned by the Department of Commerce.