Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986

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The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 is a U.S. law that strengthened and formalized the process for federal laboratories to collaborate with industry and transfer government-developed technologies into the private sector.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
technology transfer legislation
abbreviation FTTA
affects intellectual property management in federal laboratories
licensing of federally owned inventions
amends Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
appliesTo federal laboratories
federally funded research and development
codifies procedures for federal laboratory–industry collaboration
country United States
createsIncentivesFor commercialization of government-developed technologies
enables federal laboratories to enter into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with non-federal partners
negotiation of licensing arrangements for federally owned inventions
sharing of laboratory facilities, expertise, and intellectual property with industry
enactedBy United States Congress
encourages collaboration between federal laboratories and industry
transfer of government-developed technologies into the private sector
establishesMechanism Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
focusesOn federal laboratories
public–private partnerships
technology transfer
goal to make federal R&D more responsive to commercial and societal needs
to reduce barriers to collaboration between government and industry
historicalContext part of 1980s U.S. innovation and competitiveness reforms
implementationLevel federal
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalArea intellectual property
research and development policy
science and technology policy
objective to encourage collaboration between government scientists and private industry researchers
to increase utilization of federally funded research results
to stimulate economic growth through commercialization of government technologies
policyType innovation policy
technology transfer policy
presidentAtEnactment Ronald Reagan
purpose to formalize collaboration between federal laboratories and industry
to promote commercialization of federally developed technologies
to strengthen technology transfer from federal laboratories to the private sector
relatedTo Bayh–Dole Act
Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
federal technology transfer policy
sectorImpacted academic research institutions
federal research laboratories
private industry
signedBy Ronald Reagan
supports innovation in the private sector
technology commercialization
yearEnacted 1986


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