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1 Ti 11< f j"<--h - 5A!o~-7 s /p ~ " ~ \ ~ \'" 0 \ MM\'" 'S}r-h ~ t, fl}{h( Soc-h" 1)eo S C r-, p-h'c'o'- Policy Policy l 0 J Finings' 101 Finings l02 Purpose 102 Purpose 103 Definitions contrct, contrctor isclosure Feerl gency Government invention inventor me 'uner contrct nonprofit orgniztion person prcticl ppliction Secretry (of Commerce) smll usiness firm l)e<cr' \,-h~'''' 103 Definitions contrct contrctor, Feerl gency Government invention (inclues ref to Plnt Vriety Protection Act) nonprofit orgniztion prcticl ppliction (moifies orig Sec'y (or other esignte officil) smll usiness firm Director (of OMB) suject invention Policy 101 Finings 102 D~clrtion of Purpose This is more etile thn oth versions of os 1657 V 501 Definitions contrct (similr to oth ills) contrctor (similr to oth ills) Fe gency (ienticl to oth ills) invention (most similr to Amin ill) me (similr to originl ill) nonprofit orgn (ient to oth ills) person (efine per uscoe,title 1 ) prct pp (ienticl to orig ill) sm us fir-m (oesn't inclue "size s-lq~ suj invent (similr to Amin il ntitr-ust lw, < ~

2 ! l]~" ( SlC4t(,l" ~,~ " A~ y, '" S-\-r-i-t ~ l)vq-, v-" '" TJ mplementtion mplementtion Functions of OSTP & FCCSET 201 Responsiilities 201 Responsiilities 201 FCCSET Secretry (of Commerce) shll coorinte policy uner the_act Director (of OMB) shll issue necess- ry regultions n stnr contrct provisions implementing rights, terms, conitions uner Sec 301 for ll gencies FCCSET shll mke recommentions to the Director of OSTP regring plnning/policies re ptents n this Act The Sec'y of Commerce shll chir committee of FCCSET for this purpose Sec'y's uties re consistent policy, incluing consulttion with the Office of Feerl Procurement Polic) Sec'y's uties re consistent policy (minus consulttion with Office of Fe Procurement Policy (proly Lmpl Lci t in () ove) minus Dept of Commerce finl ministrtive proceeing involving the prties, s require in the originl ill) Recommentions uner () re to e trnsmitte to Feerl gencies c Sec'y's uties re effective mngement c Sec'y's uties re effective mngemen_ c (minus receiving funs from fees, roylties etc uner the Act s in the originl ill) FCCSET responsiilities for effective mngement, Sec'y to sumit nnul report to Congress Sec'y to sumit nnul report to Congress incluing nnul report 202 Expirtion of Title fter 7 yers 202 unless' renewe Expirtion of Title (-) fter 7 yers, unless revewe

3 H 301 c e's C :' p--l-t'~,\ Alloction of Rights-Gov't Contrctors Rights of the Government Ech Fe gency shll cquire title uner contrcts involving: -Fe R&D Centers -security resons -exceptionl circumstnces -proucts, etc for use y Gov't regultions Agency must file sttement with the Secretry of Commerce re Sec ( nventor/contrctor must report on commerciliztion JS Gov't hs n irrevochle, non 'xclusivo, nontrnsferle, pi-up llcune, -> ''P wi A-:tM '" 'S-+r-hlh\ De<q- ~""h'"" Tifl/ ~1r, Alloction of Rights-Gov't Contrctor Alloction of property Rights in nventions Resulting From Feerlly ( of originl ill struck outl J Sponsore R&D 301 Disposition of Rights 301 Ownership & Rights of Gov't Ech contrctor hs the option of retining title worlwie or y country to ny suject invention (of, originl Sec 302 (» However, unless inconsistent with interntionl greements, Feerl gencies my limit or eliminte this right if (cf originlsec 301 (»: -security resons (similr to originl) -for-profit with no plce of usiness in US -university or non-profit not locte in us -contrctor is suject to foreign government control -exceptionl circumstnces (similr to originl ill) ~gency must file sttement with the ~ecretry of Commerce re Sec () ~ithin 30 ys (except for security resons) (Similr to Sec 301 () f origin'll ill) Regring security ~esons, the Director of OMB my issue ~egultions for consistency Ech Fe gency shll cquire title uner contrcts involving: -Fe R&D Centers -security resons -exceptionl circumstnces, incluin3 DNA reserch -proucts, etc for complince with Government regultions -contrct is not to e performe in US or possessions -contrctor 1s usiness entity without plce of usiness in US -contr ctor is sujet to control of foreign government n other situtions, ech Fe gency shll cquire title if the contrcto~ ~lects not to file ptent pplict ~on in ny country ~ch Fe gency hs the right to ~equire contrctor reports on Fommerciliztion ~s Gov't ht\:j U nonexcl u s f ve, lontrung[erulle, irrevocle, nli-up 1 Lcouuo, 3

4 -ji ( :,:, 'h~ f Rights of the Contrctor,) 1Of>'"" f M M "" 'S-\-rG-h ~ 1)e'c, r \ ~t, t, 301 c-e Disposition of Rights (Continue) 302 Generl Provisions 302 h - Descn p-l,' 1, t -: "'J 4~ e-,c:( ~ ol Rights of Contrctor - (1 Other thn cses uner Sec 301 (), contrctor hs the option of retining title When Government otins title uner Sec 301,,contrctor hs nonexclusive, roylty-free license Generlly contin the provisions foun in the following sections of the originl version of S 1657, consierly rerrnge, plus provisions not foun in the originl ill : ri ill 3Q1, Rights of the Gov't Aministrtion ill Minly 301 (c) (7) & (9), 301 (e), 302 () ~her thn cses uner Sec 301 (), contrctor hs the option of retining title (sme s originl S 1657) When Gov't otins title uner Sec 301, contrctor hs nonexclusive, roylty-free,license (sme s originl S 1657), plus contrctor's license inclues the the right to sulicense 302, Rights of the Contrctor 301 (), 301 (c) (3) & (12) c Similr to Sec 302 () of Aministrtion ill 305 Generl Provisions Ech contrct shll use single ptent rights cluse incluing 5 provisions 301 ~ner Sec 304 (Mrch-n Rights) the c 'eer1 gency my specify the terms ~n conitions (Uner the Aminis- (2) rtion ill, this provision seems tc )e covere y Sec 201 (), which eplces the originl ill's Sec 01 (l) 305, Generl Provisions Minly 301 (c) & ( 302 (c), 201 () Bsiclly, the Aministrtion ill is 305 more specific out requiring contrctor to tke steps to commer- cilize n invention, such s filing initil ptent pplictions oth omesticlly n interntionlly Aitionl provisions not foun in th?r~ginl ill inclue: Ech contrct shll contin ppropri E provisions to effectute the f o Llow Lriq : employees n others uner the corrtr t must report suject inventions to the contrctor Similr to Sec 302 () of Aministrtion ill 3enerl Provisions Ech contrct shll use single ptent rights cluse incluing 5 Jrovisions very similr to originl 1657, except tht the single ptent rights cluse shll e etermine y uniform regultions 'ssue y the Aministrtor of,enerl Services, the Aministrtor f NASA, n the Sec'y of Defense lner Sec 304 (Mrch-n Rights) the 'eerl gency my specify the terms n conitions (Very similr to ec 305 () of originl S 1657) Uner the Aministrtion ill, this rovision seems to e covere y Sec 01 (), which replces the originl ill's Sec 201 ())

5 jl< ( :>-", 4t (! hj~h St " (5) (6 ) :::: ~:::> M\o\1 \'\ ls-\-rc\-h Cho, 'De<q-, \')-\, -" contrctor electing rights to inventions must file in other countries within resonle time in orer to retin title upon written request y the Feerl gency, the contrctor will trnsfer title to ny suject invention to the Government in ny country uner certin conitions (8) when suject inventions re suject to interntionl greements, the contrctor will convey ny require licens~s or ssignment of rights in specific countries to the Gov't (11) similr to "isposition of rights" susections of PL , Sec 202 (c)'(7) (A), (e), n' (D) regring the ssignment of rights to suject invention y nonprofit prgniztions locte in the US c Regultions uner' Sec 305 () my contin provisions pplicle only to contrctors which re nonprofits, smll usiness, or otper contrctors Provisions of the Act o not pply to TVA (The efinition of "contrct" in the Aministrtion's ill exclues TVA) (13 ) ny other ministrtive requiremej:lts r,ht the Director of OMB etermines /0 e necessry to effectute the >-ihts of the Government lo-2 02 (repete from ove) f the contrctor oes not elect,to c Similr to Sec 302 () of Aminretin worlwie title, the Feerl istrtion ill ~gency my grnt requests for retention Df rights y the inventor 'hen Fe employee is coinventor, Similr to Sec 302 () of Amine gency my trnsfer rights which istrtion ill t my cquire in the suject inventioll 1'0 the contrctor c 'otifiction of ptent's issunce in he PT Officil Gzette shll inict ~nvention ws me with Gov't funs

6 =====-=====~~ f 303 Wiver 304 ':>~ 1)~ SC'" P-ft'",,- fo~7 T""\ C\, "" q, t Feerl gency my wive its rights uner Sec Mrch-n Rights 303 Agency hs the right to require the contrctor to grnt license uner 4 conitions, incluing lessening of competition n inconsistency with ntitrust lws Agency rights uner () re suject to the Secretry's pprovl fter forml hering -s,~s-, "~M'" S~-h~ 1)e<q-, ~""ht Wiver Similr to Sec 303 of oth originl S 1657 n HR 4564 s mene, plu section similr to Sec 305 () (5):' (A) pf oth originls 1657 n HR 4564 s mene Mrch-n Rights Agency hs the right to require the contrctor to grnt license uner 3 conitions (elimintes the fourth conition of the originl ill re lessening of competition or unue mrket concentrtion n inconsistency with ntitrust lws) Elimintes () of originl ill n SUstitutes proceure to settle isputes uner this section y recourse to the US Court of Clims rther thn the Sec'y of Commerce 7lff ( 5417" 303 Wiver Feerl gency my its riqhts uner Sec 301 ()' (ienticl to Sec 303 of originl S 1657 n similr to Sec 301 () of the Aministrtion ill minus Susec (2) ) 304 Mrch-n Rights Agency hs the right to require the contrctor to grnt license uner 4 conitions (lmost ienticl to originl S 1657) Agency rights uner () re to e etermine fter hering, ut without reference to the Sec'y of 'of Commerce ~pprovl s require y originl S 1657 i i, 1 j

7 S '~S7 t!~j"", \\ 15~-h~ "ff( 304 Appels (No equtvlent section in originl S 1657) Sc4r," 306 Juicil Review ~No equivlent section in originl S 1657) c Agency ~cisions to tke title to inventions uner Sec 301 (c) (1) n Sec 301 (c) (6) (ii) n (iii) n gency refusl to grnt pprovl of n ssignment of rights y nonprofit orgniztion uner Sec 301 (c) (11) shll e ccompnie y written explntio to the contrctor within 30 ys, the contrctor my ppel to the he of the gency The gency he shll etermine issue~ of fct fter fforing the contrctor h~ring The proceclures uner the Contrct Disputes Act will stisfy the requirements of this section Any person versely ffecte y Feerl gency etermintion uner this Act hs 60 ys therefter to file petition with the us Court of Customs n Ptent Appels

8 ~"--~MT~ -,-- :""5 ': "'"rg"s ~" ""'T'" v ",,11' ( ~,,: -1,- _- t o- ~ '" 0 \ D e: s c r- i p--h'"" S 11p~ ( fk~ '" S-\-ro-h ~ l)vcr' ~-h'"" 7711( 5«rlr, 307 Descn'~-j," Contrctor's Pyments to,the Government (No equivlent section in either version of S 1657) The Aministrtor of Generl Services, the Aministrtor of NASA, n the Sec'y of Defense shll issue regultions for pyment to the Government y contrctor, except for smll usiness firms or nonprofits, of n equitle shre of roylties receive from ptent or suject invention uner 2 conitions, ut not to excee Government funs expene except y greement c A Feerl gency my wive pyments uner () uner 5 conitions Such regultions to e promulgte within 12 months of enctment, ut shll not tke effect if either House of Congress opts resolution ispproving such regultions Until the regultions ecome effective, the gencies shll otin pyment on contrct-y-contrct sis

9 -lil ( ~< 1,,,,", t D eo SC'-' P-ft'",\ ~_llo~/, Or\ q '" Q \ 3116 Bckgroun Rights 305, 5 11p~ ( M M '" s-+ro-h1h\ l)vc'l ~-h~ Bckgroun Rights To the one-sentence sttement in the originl ill, Susec (), the Aministrtion ill s, in effect, Sec 202 (f) of PL regring thir-prty licensing prohiition of inventions owne y the contrctor tht re not suject inventions, specificlly for funing greements with smll usiness firms or non~ profit orgniztions "fl ( y,7r," 308 Bckgroun Rights (enticl to originl S 1657) Government Licensing Authority A Feerl gency my grnt exclusive or prticlly exclusive licenses in which the Government hs cquire title, uner 3 conitions V Licen,sing of Government Owne nventions (This replces Sec 307 of the originl S 1657) enticl to the following sections of PL with the exceptions note: Sec 207 (ienticl except for technicl itions) V Domestic n Foreign Protection n Licensing of Feerlly Owne nventions (This replces Sec 307 of the originl S 1657) Similr to the following sections of PL with the exceptions note: 401 Authority of Feerl Agencies Sec 208 (Aministrtion ill s requirement for concurrence of the Director of OMB) Sec 209 (except Susec (c) (2) n (), which prohiit licensing wpich woul ten to lessen competition or e inconsistent with ntitrust lws See Susec () of the Mrch-n Right ~lrovisions of oth versions of S 165 the Aministrtion version of S 1657 eletes similr provision from the Mrch-n Rights provisions foun in the originl ill) Sec 207, elinetes specific steps in Susec 401 (2) through (5) of HR 4564 s mene tht expn upon Susec (3) of Sec 207 of PL mximizing enefits to the pulic n Feerl Gov't s to Susec (4) of Sec 207 y incresing the role of the Dept of Commerce in receiving custoy n ministrtion of inventions n receiving roylties therefrom

10 ioli,t, "'~, '"'~"""- r'~"~"' -o~ ~ ~ ""~"' C{",,"'O-----~ ,,--~~~-~~--~~-,- ---, '-iil'('"h "' -!-t' C,--,"" U ~ os c t- p lh'- ~M\o\ S-tro-h~ L>e c-r"' ~-tto, Tiff :>< ~ -- "_ Descn ~-h-'-" 402 Authority of tne SecOy,of Commerce in Coopertion With Other Feerl Agencies,, G:i!ves the Sec'y'of Commerce role in coorinting progrm to crry out Sec 401 (No equivlent section,in PL ) 403 Authority of Aministrtor of Generl Services (enticl to Sec 208 of PL96 517, Regultions Governing Fe Licensing, except tht it oes not exclue TVA) 404 Grnts of n Exclusive or -c Prtilly Exclusive License Similr to Sec 209 of PL , Restrictions on Licensing of Feerlly Owne nventions, except:, Sec 209 () n () eling with () evelopment of mrketing pln y the contrctor n () us mnufcture of the invention, re elete Sec 209 (c) (3) eling with smll usiness preference is elete Sec 209 (c) (2) n () eling with ntitrust fctors elete references to the grnting of licenses tht woul ten to lessen competition

11 ,ill- ( ::,:> ~ h "" T ~~m> "~ e ' '~ C~" O~'O" '''P ", ="n' ' = 'f " r\ ~ Y\ 0 l ~ OS C t-' p+"""',- > Of> '"" '0 ~M '" s-\-rc--hl'o\ 1)e< e-r',,-h, ~---~------~--t--~--_-=:-_ ~~ V Miscellneous v Misce~lneous v Miscellneous The lnguge of Sec 209, (f) regring the terms n conitions in ny grnt of license y Feerl gency, pproprite for the protection of the interests of the Feerl Government n the pulic, requires provisions which iffer significntly from Sec 404 () of HR 4564 s mene, lthough they re similr in overll intent to protect the Feerl Government's n the pulic's interests 401 Acts mene 501 Repel of Existing Sttutory R&D Auth 503 entifie Act Amene l enticl to Sec 401 of originl S 1657 with nottion tht " numer of itions n technicl corrections re require in this section" Similr, ut not ienticl to cts mene y oth versions of S Reltionship to Antitrust Lws 502 Reltionship to Other Lws (No equivlent section in the origin ill ) Defines "cquisition of ssets" for llegtions of violtion of Sec 7 of the Clyton Act No immunity conveye y this Act uner ny ntitrust lw (Similr to Sec 502 () of the Aministrtion ill regring not grnting immunity uner ny ntitrust lw)

12 -r - ( -v-,,,~ s- \10 s- 7 n C) \ '" 0 \ 1«" 111} Effective te--6 months fter enctment 503 Effective te--9months fter enctment 504 Effective te~-first y of the seventh month fter enctment (The following hve no equivlent sections in the originl ill n HR 4564 s mene) After the effective te, if the contrctor grees, prior contrcts my e mene to sustitute contrct provisions issue y the Director, of OMB uner Sec 201 () c After the effective te, ech Fe gency is uthorize to llow contrctor or inventor to retin title me uner prior contrcts uner the sme conitions s if this Act n the Director's (of OMB) regultions h een in force