# Proposed Information Collection; Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-17481 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** July 9, 1999 - **Citation:** 64 FR 37100 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Technology Administration Proposed Information Collection; Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions AGENCY: Technology Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PL 104- 13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 7, 1999. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Department Forms Clearance Officer, Room 5327, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 (or via Internet at LE[email protected]). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Raubitschek, Department Patent Counsel, by telephone at (202) 482-8010. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act (PL 96-517) authorized all government agencies to license their inventions. Each applicant for a license must submit a marketing or development plan (35 U.S.C. 209(a)). In 1981, GSA issued a regulation to implement Bayh-Dole and obtained OMB approval for the collection of information under this regulation. The licensing regulation was reissued in 1985 by DOC after assuming the responsibility from GSA in 1984 (35 U.S.C. 208). The details of an application for a license appear in 37 CFR 404.8 and include a marketing or development plan. Although it takes time to develop an effective plan, we expect that most will have a plan in mind before applying for a license. Periodic utilization reports are authorized by 37 CFR 404.5(b)(6). About 325 licenses in total are issued every year by Government agencies. There are about 1,500 active patent licenses and each license requires an annual utilization report. II. Data OMB Number: None (previously cleared under GSA Control No. 8090- 0108). Form Number: None. Type of review: Regular submission of a collection in use without formal OMB approval. Affected Public: Any person or company seeking a patent license from the Government and any active licensee. Estimated Number of Respondents: 400/yr applicants and 1,500/yr active licensees. Estimated Times Per Response: 2 hrs per applicant and 15 minutes per licensee. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 800 + 400 = 1,200 hrs. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (no capital costs). III. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collected information is necessary to implement 35 U.S.C. 209; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents. [[Page 37101]] Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. Dated: July 2, 1999. Linda Engelmeier, Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 99-17481 Filed 7-8-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-18-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-17481. Public record. Not legal advice.