An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Federal technology transfer policies and procedures, based on landmark 1980s legislation, continue to support U.S. innovation and have been widely emulated by other countries.
In an increasingly competitive environment, it is important to ask:
Whether and how current laws, regulations, policies, and practices could more effectively promote transfer of federally developed technologies, knowledge, and capabilities to productive uses?
104 written submissions received in response to Request for Information, representing thousands of stakeholders.
Comments and public forum attendance represented a broad cross section of stakeholder community, including universities, industry, government agencies, individuals
Other information sources: Maryland Technology Transfer Summit hosted by NIST (April 20, 2018), extensive stakeholder engagement, and extensive review of prior reports and studies