96-480

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96-480 is the public law number for the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, a U.S. federal law that promotes the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States public law
federal statute
alsoKnownAs Stevenson–Wydler Act
appliesTo federal laboratories
federally funded research and development
country United States
enactedBy 96th United States Congress
encourages commercial use of federally developed technology
cooperation between federal laboratories and private industry
establishes technology transfer mechanisms between federal laboratories and industry
hasLegalForm Act of Congress
hasNumber 480
96
hasShortTitle Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
hasTitle Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
language English
legalCitationType public law number
namedAfter Adlai Stevenson III
Malcolm Wallop Wydler NERFINISHED
partOf United States technology transfer legislation
primaryPurpose encourage commercialization of federally funded research
promote technology transfer from federal laboratories to the private sector
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 96-480
regulates technology transfer activities of federal laboratories
sector science and technology policy
signedBy Jimmy Carter
subjectMatter innovation policy
research and development
technology transfer
yearEnacted 1980

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Public Law 96-480
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