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2 ~f(;rj1/ a.dtj/ij~~) fa the.. ll7fp",te-z /tj-;!d~r;d.,,( rl,e... (2.) / fi -1! te. 1,6., I/ f'1//''jt'e'l) f.tcr,..., o~'z.!3'206iel... j w/,rc4 r V/.( y I /Pe a,:,{c!4eff'ej, /.,.:i Pee. JO! ( t&rj (J /' kle I p. {te 16; ~( (H./<. (~G I() THE~!'.U lion... CONTAINS SUCH BROAD EXCEPTIONS TO THE GENERAL RULE OF ALLOWING CONTRACTORS TO RETAIN THE FIRST OPTION TO TITLE AS TO L~RGELY NULLIFY THE( It! ed""yoq~1'0r! <fh..e f'ch,... dl b,l PROSPECT OF A UNI FORM POll CY file JlBfIINlsTRATIsr. ~IARI( ~p HAS CAREFULLY J WRITTEN AND LIMITED EXCEPTIONS THE~.R EXCEP:IONS ARE SO BROADLY~~~~~FN AS ;0 Idle V<c$ ftoeuhc~ii'1 4I?f'e",~d 'ij1"'!b 6-0(/ r: ALLOW ALMOST ANY AGENCY TO DECIDE TO TAKE TITLE IN~VERY CASE'~ FURTHE~ f-i-,e J{; "";..., H- IJI 1( 0/", 0'</ 'im'j1-1 0";5 ~~11511t:! IO!I Miii :tip REQUIRES THAT ALL EXCEPTIONS BE IN WRITING AND THAT MOST ---, BE JUSTIFIED. IN ADDITION AN OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND OFPp/f~o~ER TO PRECLUDE AGENCY ABUSE OF THE EXCEPTIONS. ~,tel' ~~;,t-j FU=- Iq,t"".r;;;:;J h ~e anre~ e JCCe tohu -.FJ c«t- ~lj 1-(yf-(u~Jlt4/i, I ;fee.~o I (IJ ) (2)(8 ) I ""ulvecf s:e Ie f THE LICENSE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ~l(b) (2)(tl) WAS DROPPED IN~ J e-k.--rh.a6--t /1 (. :rij... ABM+NIST~~TISN MARK UP. TH"~ALSO WAS NOT IN P L ). ~ INCLUSION SF lwi~ licenre. HAS THE UNFORTUNATE EFFECT OF DISCOURAGING COMMERCIALIZATION OF THOSE VERY INVENTIONS THAT WOULD MOST BENEFIT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS S(?C.;O L{(JO tv) 1-1 Jll2/e1 THE ANTI -TRUST GROUND FOR MARCH-IN I'iF 3D'I(AH'!) HAS BEEN DROPPED IN THE fc4",,-, H )n II. ~ ABmNB I ",h IJIIilI Mil"" tw. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE SUGGESTED THAT IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO EXPECT AGENCIES TO BE EQUIPPED TO EXERCISE THIS RIGHT fee. 1(fLf ( e ) FieJe { ~SEeTISN PERMITS 3RD PARTIES TO INITIATE A MARCH-IN DETERMINATION AND HEARING IF THE AGENCY CONSIDERS THIS JUSTIFIED THIS RIGHT IN 3RD PARTIES SERIOUSLY IMPAIRS THE OWNERSHIP RiGHTS OF ~~VENTION C~TRACTOR BY OPEN ENDING THE J~ Pc kyo.. j IT AB IU TY OF 3RD PARTI ES TO BR ING LAWSU ITS TO FORCE A MARCH-I N THE-ABm t>l ISTRATI ON w\~""' DOES =o-" --r NOT PROVIDE AN EQUIVALENT RIGHT. i l A

3 Y"AAnt & "'.., (lc L17 ""' A.. _ ~I Jec. 2(jfJ'l'fg ).~.: e: ", TilE IHt:t IMPACT; ON GRANTS, CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND WIDE RANGE OF PERFORME~iS OF RESEARCH FROM NON-PROFITS, UNIVERSITIES, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TIJe. tchl'n' fl6,11 p~"/yldef fli Co tf- SMALL BUSINESSESS. As SUCH, OMB RATHER THAN GSA, DoD, NASAJR AN S1f461;!7 A~Ne, /7 /.1 j1. e.-j to/1<jv>e 6 Z1 (74/- - SHOULD HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING UNIFORM REGULATIONS AND CLAUSES THAT / / WILL IMPACT ON THIS WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMERS AND ACTIVITIES MoREOVER, P L PLACED THIS RESPONSIBILITY IN crib/ofpp, AND EXPERIENCE UNDER THAT ACT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE WISDOM OF' THAT APPROACH. o:.> fcc. j07 THE ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES INVESTM~NT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUBJECT INVENTIONS. ~t~ r?sn'o /- fn'y/u-..h RECOUPMENT CLAUSES AS A DISINCENTIVE TOWARD FURTHER - the Pel.,." fri s. /1 P~ e~ifl l:j H4. -;" ~111,.. / ci:.p J ".,-.-. fhere WAS SUBSTANTIAL CONTROVERSY BETWEEN the AGENCIES AND THE UNIVERSITY SECTOR DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 9b-S17 AS TO WHETHER IT WAS REASONABLE TO EXPECI.. CONT CTORS TO FILE BEFORE ANY FOREIGN BAR <I.E. BEFORE PUBLICATION). IIIESEl4..e f f.r-.#. AN ij!~ygsegtion'~ INTENDED TO. MAKE CLEAR THAT CONTRACTORS NEED NOT BE FORCED TO FORFEIT THEIR Il i RIGHTS BECAUSE OF AN INABILITY TO MAKE AN INITIAL FILING IN TIME TO AVOID THE LOSS OF FOREIGN I RIGHTS..: '-b'l 11,;Gl,b /{ J$dfcl,4, (O"tt/)/)c!e.. t//,o<{jvzt-1c 'Ah.A'... ~ /.cil: e ~'; J -n/,e~.<w ;; t5" 7'+/e tlf'f'lr~,l;owj ~>U:, It.e l~cht<. to 44JkAZd h fjik'. ~~e~.if~ll/ i~e~expandsn THE SECTION DEALING WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT, SO AS TO LEAVE AGENCIES WITH AUTHORITY TO TREAT INVENTIONS MADE UNDER CONTRACTS THAT PREDATE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ACT ExPERIENCE IN THE

4 c+j (Jre $~~. ff ~I II ~It'Jv')~'jLANGUAGE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT MARCH-IN IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CONTRACTS I. DISPUTES ~:T THIS IS AN ISSUE UNDER P L WHERE CONTRACTS ARE INVOLVED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR A UNI FORM, HIGH-LEVEL PROCEDURE, IN BOTH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE ANY ARGUMENTS CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT WOULD APPLY.PtJ~-..4 tl! ~ e 1h-./J.4d VI k(1~h-.~-.,/4 10 '16-';;-7 '7 :;;i:. f<t f1.-,-e...fc u.r~ If'.G~ II l!{ ) I< B~R~ I 0 / h-.e /. h-v. -I-.01 h..re... ;Oe'I1/o,. i),c r"'.(e: lu jive lc-(!?~j'ej 6.", rfutill/pl'flh'~j h.-,~.. Y/l~cI--- b ~J~1' b) a,thc",/ d/- f'jlfa IvII Gd. cjfc" tbe. ~1"-l~I1C'e!o, ;:Jr:' (11/'(1'1.1",1,/ ;&At/ce/J'?e fi7l.. fne c.lj_ 0 t7'1i>ced',br e. CJ[ l'6-5t7, e. IIr~ne.."c:k ';':;)'1"1 r';v!::' r I/cl(-~!J,,;' o;c' fie.. nme ce» /..., h/ w't/~ t; Cd~k ""'~ r ~ji-- Mt!Af-~\' (.w 2 ;: /~()/~ e lee: I-.0~ r$r?/j. tpjc/ 4k. jo.-..k...4- <L~C'I/?..h2J.-oJ. 7. T _ _ -._ _. ct!). 7'N J t/! I U;J d ~...h.-e &t!l.,tff!ct, ;; I..J..J7 1/7V"/~ Jh /zit AtedV "-t:rc.j ~ W?-/ Ire G.:~.M.,hleJ "'7 hf] Iv "f.-up c~)?e..vff~_.a I I..1,./1 L1> f' "'N a N e 1m"''''"' rvw,.. (PI f l i) I (7;0 0 {I Ii M Th AI.. "'Ikj a f! /ui~whd..a h-ta, tie-.."'c1 Co c a ~ yb l/uw:j&.ti. Co,.Jf J..It%-44 0'/, h y <J J / k~~.-...j.f. 1t:..P7 41<.4.'1,,1?cae", 'I hi.', /1 L.0 er tfji. { o~...c~.fvv0 wi,,k fluz... I!'n./e I b.,'ll leuj/.ef j/yp r..h~cjs-rj-ejc<j ~\?N {-v.e. ei.]'ct4e. b ~.. (J.":-"- ~. ~.d& 'ef CL5, L 't6-0,>17, /'

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