Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
November 16, 2023
The Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Pub.L. 96–480) (94 Stat. 2311) was the first major U.S. technology transferlaw. It required federal laboratories to actively participate in and budget for technology transfer activities.
Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
Long title
An Act to promote United States technological innovation for the achievement of national economic, environmental, and social goals, and for other purposes.
Passed the House on September 8, 1980 (passed) with amendment
Senate agreed to House amendment on September 26, 1980 (agreed) with further amendment
House agreed to Senate amendment on October 1, 1980 (agreed)
Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1980
The Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act was signed into law by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1980.[1]
The Stevenson–Wydler Act specifies, that inventors at government laboratories receive the first $2,000 of royalties each year plus 15% of any additional royalties.[2] Such details are in contrast with the Bayh–Dole Act, which leaves up to the universities the decision how to split the revenue between the inventors and the institution.[3]
The Act made it easier for federal laboratories to transfer technology to nonfederal entities and provided outside organizations with a means for accessing federal laboratory technologies.
The primary focus of the Stevenson–Wydler Act was to disseminate information from the federal government to the public and to require federal laboratories to actively engage in the technology transfer process. The law requires laboratories to set apart a percentage of the laboratory budget specifically for technology transfer activities. The law, specified in 15 USC § 3710, also established an Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA)-- staffed by at least 1 full-time person—in any laboratory with 200 or more scientific, engineering, or related technical positions, in order to coordinate and promote technology transfer.[4][5][6]
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Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (PDF/details) as amended in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
November 16, 2023
stevenson, wydler, technology, innovation, 1980, stat, 2311, first, major, technology, transfer, required, federal, laboratories, actively, participate, budget, technology, transfer, activities, long, titlean, promote, united, states, technological, innovation. The Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 Pub L 96 480 94 Stat 2311 was the first major U S technology transfer law It required federal laboratories to actively participate in and budget for technology transfer activities Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980Long titleAn Act to promote United States technological innovation for the achievement of national economic environmental and social goals and for other purposes Enacted bythe 96th United States CongressEffectiveOctober 21 1980CitationsPublic lawPub L Tooltip Public Law United States 96 480Statutes at Large94 Stat 2311CodificationTitles amended15 U S C Commerce and TradeU S C sections created15 U S C ch 63U S C sections amendedChapter 63 3701Legislative historyIntroduced in the Senate as S 1250 by Adlai E Stevenson III D IL on May 24 1979Committee consideration by Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Subcommittee and House Science and Technology CommitteePassed the Senate on May 28 1980 passed Passed the House on September 8 1980 passed with amendmentSenate agreed to House amendment on September 26 1980 agreed with further amendmentHouse agreed to Senate amendment on October 1 1980 agreed Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 21 1980The Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act was signed into law by U S President Jimmy Carter on October 21 1980 1 The Stevenson Wydler Act specifies that inventors at government laboratories receive the first 2 000 of royalties each year plus 15 of any additional royalties 2 Such details are in contrast with the Bayh Dole Act which leaves up to the universities the decision how to split the revenue between the inventors and the institution 3 Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBackground editThe Act made it easier for federal laboratories to transfer technology to nonfederal entities and provided outside organizations with a means for accessing federal laboratory technologies The primary focus of the Stevenson Wydler Act was to disseminate information from the federal government to the public and to require federal laboratories to actively engage in the technology transfer process The law requires laboratories to set apart a percentage of the laboratory budget specifically for technology transfer activities The law specified in 15 USC 3710 also established an Office of Research and Technology Applications ORTA staffed by at least 1 full time person in any laboratory with 200 or more scientific engineering or related technical positions in order to coordinate and promote technology transfer 4 5 6 The Act created the Technology Administration in the Commerce Department 7 which lasted until 2007 This Act was the first of a number of laws defining and promoting technology transfer The law was later amended by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 and the America COMPETES Acts See also editBayh Dole Act of 1980 P L 96 517 Executive Order 12999 Educational Technology Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986References edit Gerhard Peters John T Woolley Jimmy Carter Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 Statement on Signing S 1250 Into Law October 21 1980 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara Retrieved 15 May 2013 15 U S C 3710c a 1 A i 2018 Ouellette L L and R Weires 2019 University patenting Is private law serving public values Mich St L Rev 1329 Jolly J A 1981 09 30 The Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 public law 96 480 Springer The Journal of Technology Transfer 5 69 80 doi 10 1007 BF02173394 Bill Summary amp Status 96th Congress 1979 1980 S 1250 All Information THOMAS Library of Congress Thomas loc gov 1980 10 21 Retrieved 2013 03 04 permanent dead link 15 USC 3710 Utilization of Federal technology Title 15 Commerce and Trade U S Code LII Legal Information Institute Law cornell edu Retrieved 2013 03 04 Section 5 of 15 U S C 3704 at google booksExternal links editStevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 PDF details as amended in the GPO Statute Compilations collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 amp oldid 1143472068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
