§ 401.16 - Federal agency reporting requirements.

§ 401.16 Electronic filing.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 17739, Mar. 24, 2023.

Unless otherwise requested or directed by the agency,

(a) The written report required in (c)(1) of the standard clause in § 401.14 shall be electronically filed;

(b) The written election required in (c)(2) of the standard clause in § 401.14 shall be electronically filed; and

(c) The close-out report in paragraph (f)(1) and the information identified in paragraphs (f)(2) and (3) of § 401.5 shall be electronically filed.

(d) Other written notices required in the clause in § 401.14 may be electronically delivered to the agency or the contractor through an electronic database used for reporting subject inventions, patents, and utilization reports to the funding agency.

[60 FR 41812, Aug. 14, 1995, as amended at 83 FR 15963, Apr. 13, 2018

Federal agency reporting requirements.

Federal agencies will report annually to the Secretary on data pertaining to reported subject inventions under a funding agreement, including—

(a) Number of subject inventions reported to the Federal agency;

(b) Patent applications filed on subject inventions;

(c) Issued patents on subject inventions;

(d) Number of requests and number of requests granted for extension of the time for disclosures, election, and filing per 37 CFR 401.14(c)(5);

(e) Number of subject inventions conveyed to the Government in accordance with 37 CFR 401.14(d);

(f) Number of waivers requested and waivers granted per 37 CFR 401.14(i);

(g) Number of requests for assignment of invention rights; and

(h) Summary of utilization information provided by contractors. Such information will be received by the Secretary no later than the last day of October of each year.

[88 FR 17739, Mar. 24, 2023]