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FLC Washington DC Office
Gary K JonesGary K JonesFLC DC RepresentativeFLC DC Representative
FLC MW Regional MeetingFLC MW Regional MeetingldquoldquoWhite House Lab to MarketrdquoWhite House Lab to Marketrdquo
ldquoldquoView From DCrdquoView From DCrdquo
Indianapolis INIndianapolis INAugust 20 2014August 20 2014
Overview
Administration Actions
White House Lab to Market
Miscellaneous Initiatives
RampD Budget (2015 amp 2016)
Congressional amp Judicial Actions
General
DOE-focused
Alice v CLS Bank
FLC Initiatives
FLC Bus AT Virtual Mtg
Presidential Memorandum Update
Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses (Oct 2011)
Establishing Goals and Measuring Progress Streamline Tech Transfer and Commercialization Process Enhance Local and Regional Partnerships
Status (see all 13 reports here) (NIST web site)
Executive Summary of Agency Reports
Opportunities to Substantially Increase Technology Transfer - identifiesopportunities and consolidates recommendations from the IAWGTT forinnovative approaches to T2 proposed by agencies in their plans
Revised Technology Transfer Metrics - outlines proposed changes to theset of T2 metrics that are reported annually by the Department of Commercein conjunction with the IAWGTT in the Federal Laboratory Technology TransferSummary Report to the President and the Congress
L2M Overview(From L2M Summit to CAP Goals)
Lab-To-Market Summit (May 2013)
Lab-To-Market Initiative (May 2013 - Present and ongoing)
ldquoTo significantly accelerate and improve technology transfer by streamlining administrative processes facilitating partnerships with industry evaluating impact and opening Federal RampD assets as a platform for innovation and economic growthrdquo (L2M CAP Vision)
White House Cross Agency Priority Goals (Presidentrsquos Management Agenda) - CAP Goal 7 Lab to Market
L2M Action Plan(From Vision to CAP Goal Action Plan)
ldquoThis action plan is a flexible framework calling on agencies to tailor and prioritize Lab-to-Market activities specific to their missions capabilities and authoritiesrdquo (See performancegov and L2M Action Plan and Status)
L2M CAP Action Plan Overview
Developing Human Capital
Empowering Effective Collaborations
Opening RampD Assets
Fueling Small Business Innovations
Evaluating Impact
L2M AP Developing Human Capital
Expand number of individuals with private-sector experience working in tech transfer within research agencies
Establish guidance and policies that enable federal researchers to work outside government for limited periods
Provide opportunities for widespread experiential entrepreneurship education
Working with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to obtain clear guidelines for waivers for entrepreneurial activities New regulations under 15 USC 3712 (personnel exchange) will help broadly implement successes
Expanding I-Corps program
Agencies are identifying programs to launch or expand
L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Overview
Administration Actions
White House Lab to Market
Miscellaneous Initiatives
RampD Budget (2015 amp 2016)
Congressional amp Judicial Actions
General
DOE-focused
Alice v CLS Bank
FLC Initiatives
FLC Bus AT Virtual Mtg
Presidential Memorandum Update
Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses (Oct 2011)
Establishing Goals and Measuring Progress Streamline Tech Transfer and Commercialization Process Enhance Local and Regional Partnerships
Status (see all 13 reports here) (NIST web site)
Executive Summary of Agency Reports
Opportunities to Substantially Increase Technology Transfer - identifiesopportunities and consolidates recommendations from the IAWGTT forinnovative approaches to T2 proposed by agencies in their plans
Revised Technology Transfer Metrics - outlines proposed changes to theset of T2 metrics that are reported annually by the Department of Commercein conjunction with the IAWGTT in the Federal Laboratory Technology TransferSummary Report to the President and the Congress
L2M Overview(From L2M Summit to CAP Goals)
Lab-To-Market Summit (May 2013)
Lab-To-Market Initiative (May 2013 - Present and ongoing)
ldquoTo significantly accelerate and improve technology transfer by streamlining administrative processes facilitating partnerships with industry evaluating impact and opening Federal RampD assets as a platform for innovation and economic growthrdquo (L2M CAP Vision)
White House Cross Agency Priority Goals (Presidentrsquos Management Agenda) - CAP Goal 7 Lab to Market
L2M Action Plan(From Vision to CAP Goal Action Plan)
ldquoThis action plan is a flexible framework calling on agencies to tailor and prioritize Lab-to-Market activities specific to their missions capabilities and authoritiesrdquo (See performancegov and L2M Action Plan and Status)
L2M CAP Action Plan Overview
Developing Human Capital
Empowering Effective Collaborations
Opening RampD Assets
Fueling Small Business Innovations
Evaluating Impact
L2M AP Developing Human Capital
Expand number of individuals with private-sector experience working in tech transfer within research agencies
Establish guidance and policies that enable federal researchers to work outside government for limited periods
Provide opportunities for widespread experiential entrepreneurship education
Working with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to obtain clear guidelines for waivers for entrepreneurial activities New regulations under 15 USC 3712 (personnel exchange) will help broadly implement successes
Expanding I-Corps program
Agencies are identifying programs to launch or expand
L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Presidential Memorandum Update
Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses (Oct 2011)
Establishing Goals and Measuring Progress Streamline Tech Transfer and Commercialization Process Enhance Local and Regional Partnerships
Status (see all 13 reports here) (NIST web site)
Executive Summary of Agency Reports
Opportunities to Substantially Increase Technology Transfer - identifiesopportunities and consolidates recommendations from the IAWGTT forinnovative approaches to T2 proposed by agencies in their plans
Revised Technology Transfer Metrics - outlines proposed changes to theset of T2 metrics that are reported annually by the Department of Commercein conjunction with the IAWGTT in the Federal Laboratory Technology TransferSummary Report to the President and the Congress
L2M Overview(From L2M Summit to CAP Goals)
Lab-To-Market Summit (May 2013)
Lab-To-Market Initiative (May 2013 - Present and ongoing)
ldquoTo significantly accelerate and improve technology transfer by streamlining administrative processes facilitating partnerships with industry evaluating impact and opening Federal RampD assets as a platform for innovation and economic growthrdquo (L2M CAP Vision)
White House Cross Agency Priority Goals (Presidentrsquos Management Agenda) - CAP Goal 7 Lab to Market
L2M Action Plan(From Vision to CAP Goal Action Plan)
ldquoThis action plan is a flexible framework calling on agencies to tailor and prioritize Lab-to-Market activities specific to their missions capabilities and authoritiesrdquo (See performancegov and L2M Action Plan and Status)
L2M CAP Action Plan Overview
Developing Human Capital
Empowering Effective Collaborations
Opening RampD Assets
Fueling Small Business Innovations
Evaluating Impact
L2M AP Developing Human Capital
Expand number of individuals with private-sector experience working in tech transfer within research agencies
Establish guidance and policies that enable federal researchers to work outside government for limited periods
Provide opportunities for widespread experiential entrepreneurship education
Working with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to obtain clear guidelines for waivers for entrepreneurial activities New regulations under 15 USC 3712 (personnel exchange) will help broadly implement successes
Expanding I-Corps program
Agencies are identifying programs to launch or expand
L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
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- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
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- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
L2M Overview(From L2M Summit to CAP Goals)
Lab-To-Market Summit (May 2013)
Lab-To-Market Initiative (May 2013 - Present and ongoing)
ldquoTo significantly accelerate and improve technology transfer by streamlining administrative processes facilitating partnerships with industry evaluating impact and opening Federal RampD assets as a platform for innovation and economic growthrdquo (L2M CAP Vision)
White House Cross Agency Priority Goals (Presidentrsquos Management Agenda) - CAP Goal 7 Lab to Market
L2M Action Plan(From Vision to CAP Goal Action Plan)
ldquoThis action plan is a flexible framework calling on agencies to tailor and prioritize Lab-to-Market activities specific to their missions capabilities and authoritiesrdquo (See performancegov and L2M Action Plan and Status)
L2M CAP Action Plan Overview
Developing Human Capital
Empowering Effective Collaborations
Opening RampD Assets
Fueling Small Business Innovations
Evaluating Impact
L2M AP Developing Human Capital
Expand number of individuals with private-sector experience working in tech transfer within research agencies
Establish guidance and policies that enable federal researchers to work outside government for limited periods
Provide opportunities for widespread experiential entrepreneurship education
Working with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to obtain clear guidelines for waivers for entrepreneurial activities New regulations under 15 USC 3712 (personnel exchange) will help broadly implement successes
Expanding I-Corps program
Agencies are identifying programs to launch or expand
L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
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- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
L2M Action Plan(From Vision to CAP Goal Action Plan)
ldquoThis action plan is a flexible framework calling on agencies to tailor and prioritize Lab-to-Market activities specific to their missions capabilities and authoritiesrdquo (See performancegov and L2M Action Plan and Status)
L2M CAP Action Plan Overview
Developing Human Capital
Empowering Effective Collaborations
Opening RampD Assets
Fueling Small Business Innovations
Evaluating Impact
L2M AP Developing Human Capital
Expand number of individuals with private-sector experience working in tech transfer within research agencies
Establish guidance and policies that enable federal researchers to work outside government for limited periods
Provide opportunities for widespread experiential entrepreneurship education
Working with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to obtain clear guidelines for waivers for entrepreneurial activities New regulations under 15 USC 3712 (personnel exchange) will help broadly implement successes
Expanding I-Corps program
Agencies are identifying programs to launch or expand
L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
L2M AP Developing Human Capital
Expand number of individuals with private-sector experience working in tech transfer within research agencies
Establish guidance and policies that enable federal researchers to work outside government for limited periods
Provide opportunities for widespread experiential entrepreneurship education
Working with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to obtain clear guidelines for waivers for entrepreneurial activities New regulations under 15 USC 3712 (personnel exchange) will help broadly implement successes
Expanding I-Corps program
Agencies are identifying programs to launch or expand
L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
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- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
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L2M AP Empower Effective Collaborations
Increase priority level of RampD commercialization activities and outcomes at federal labs
Optimize T2 authorities and best practices across labs
Fully utilize existing authority for research agencies to co-fund projects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts to advance RampD commercialization
Expect recommendations onbull Best language management plans etc for GOGO and GOCO labsbull Most effective mechanisms uses of collaborations and gifts bull Barriers to joint project funding across agencies
Addressing working on getting micro-entity or small entity status for federal labs to avoid conferring large entity rqts on partners
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
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- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
L2M AP Open RampD Assets
Agencies are to make comprehensive IP and RampD facility data sets available in open and machine-readable format on wwwdatagov
Increase utilization of facilities and equipment by external entrepreneurs and innovators
Reduce costcomplexity of executing licenses
FLC launched its Available Technologies search ndash expanding
Next up FLCBusiness a tool for businesses to find facilities etc
Making recommendations for IP licensing programs that support easier access by startups and small businesses and for RampD facility and equipment use policies
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
L2M AP Fueling Small Business Innovation
SBIR managers are bull Launching a unified and comprehensive Federal search tool across
all open SBIRSTTR solicitationsbull Analyzing lead times best practices accounting procedures across
agenciesbull Creating an interagency playbook for commercialization best
practices
Each agency is to implement plans to bull Reduce lead timesbull Align more solicitation topics with cross-agency RampD prioritiesbull Streamline accounting and reporting requirements and allow
flexibility for small businesses to adapt their performance benchmarks based on new commercialization pathways
discovered during the performance period
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
L2M AP Evaluating Impact
Report on metrics that capture RampD commercialization inputs and outputs
Develop outcome metrics that capture longer-term economic impact in collaboration with the research community
Look at technical areas in patents bo CRADAs and licenses by small business v large business etc
Maybe measure start-ups
Develop studies on higher order research questions
Cite other peer reviewed studies etc Other
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Patents for Humanity is an awards competition for aiding the less fortunate by rewarding the use of patented technologies to solve global challenges
WIPO-Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions
Accelerating green technology transfer to impact American lives highlights the FLC Available Technologies search tool (and many examples of lsquogreenrsquo tech transfer) (White House blog post Paul Zielinski FLC Chair co-author)
Other Administration Initiatives(With FLC Engagement)
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
OSTP FY 2015 SampT Budget Documents
FY 2014 Budget proposes $1354 billion for Federal RampD an increase of $17 billion or 12 percent over the 2014 enacted
Federal research portfoliomdashcomprising basic and applied researchmdashwould total $647 billion up $251 million or 04 percent
Non-defense RampD would rise 07 percent ($477 million) to $659 billion Defense (DOD amp DOE) RampD would rise 17 percent ($12 billion) to $695 billion
Increases DOE (84) USGS (55) NOAA (41) NIST (34) DOT (14) USDA (12) DOD (09) NIH (07)
Decreases NASA (-10) DHS (-151)
Flat NSF EPA
Comparison are all to FY 2014 enacted
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
Status House 6 of 12 Passed House(late July) Senate None passed Senate
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Source AAAS
Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
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Federal RampD Budget(FY 2015 Proposed)
ldquo[Speaker] Boehner told reporters that the House will pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open sometime in September avoiding a government shutdown that would otherwise occur on the last day of the month The legislation would likely expire in early December he said punting decisions about the nations spending to a lame-duck Congress just after the midterm electionrdquo
National Journal Daily 72514
Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
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- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
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Federal RampD Budget(OMB 2016 SampT Budget Guidance)
FY 2016 SampT Budget Priorities (July 18)
ldquoThe priorities covered in this memo require investments in RampD support for activities such as [STEM] education technology transfer RampD facilities and scientific data collection and management that enable a robust science and technology enterprise and cooperation among multiple Federal agenciesrdquo
Multi-agency Priorities
Advanced manufacturingClean energyEarth observationsGlobal Climate Change
IT and high-perf computingNational and homeland securityRampD for informed policy-making
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
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- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Federal RampD Budget(OMB Management Agenda CAP Goals and 2016
Budget) Management Agenda Priorities for FY 2016 Budget (July 18)
ldquoThe Presidents Management Agenda seeks to improve the way that Government works and delivers for citizens It is guided by four pillars efficiency effectiveness economic growth and people and culture The Management Agenda is being executed through eight distinct Management Cross-Agency-Priority Goals that fall under these four pillars hellip For each selected goal we have identified targeted areas for additional information that agencies should address in their budget submissionsrdquo
CAP7 Economic Growth - Lab to Market ldquoIncrease the economic impact of Federally-funded research and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplacerdquo
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
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- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Congressional Actions(113th Congress)
Multiple proposals potentially affecting tech transfer activities (related to STTR and tech commercialization DOE tech transfer use of prize competitions tech commercialization pilot program at NSF other)
Title Number Date Status
DOE Mod Act HR 5120 714 Passed House (to S)
EINSTEIN Act HR 4869 614 Ref House SST
ATTAIN Act S 2129 314 Ref Senate ENR
INNOVATES Act S 1973 114 Ref Senate ENR
TRANSFER Act HR 2981 813 (amended) Ref House SSTampSB
CRADA Act HR 1711 413 Ref House SST
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
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- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Congressional Actions(DOE-centric proposals)
Common Components (partly derived from ITIF Turning the Page report (2013)
Reorganization (creating new UnderSec for Science and Energy or creating new Office of Advanced Research Tech Transfer and Innovation in Energy - OARTTIE) with tech transfer responsibilities
Est commission to review T2 program and make recommendations
Carry out an Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) pilot based on program developed in 2011
Delegate signature authority to lab directors for agreements under $1M
Allow lab directors to use funds for early-stage and pre-commercial demonstration activities to demonstrate commercial potential of technologies
Allow DOE-funded researchers to participate in I-Corp (NSF) or establish a DOE T2-Corps (modeled on I-Corps)
Other
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
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- Slide 15
- Slide 16
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- Slide 18
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- Slide 20
- Slide 21
- Resources on FLC Web Site (wwwfederallabsorg)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 25
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
-
Congressional Actions(TRANSFER Act of 2013)
Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency (TRANSFER) Act of 2013 (H 2981)
ldquolsquoEach Federal agency required hellip to establish an STTR program shall carry out a grant program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education non-profit research institutions and FederalLaboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small business concerns including new businessesrdquo
Use of Funds early-stage proof of concept fundingidentifying research and technologies for commercializationtech maturation funding tech validation market research clarifying IP rights mentoring and education
Amounts $1M to institution ($150K from institution to individual)
Introduced 8213 House SB Cmte and House SSampT CmteAmended 12513 House SST
Strongly supported by the university community
Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
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Judicial Actions(Software patentability)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
June 19th (SC Decision) ldquoThe question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U S C sect101 or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible abstract idea We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of intermediated settlement and that merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inventionrdquo
June 19th (IPWatchdog blog) ldquoOn first read I donrsquot see how any software patent claims written as method or systems claims can survive challengerdquo
June 25th (USPTO Guidance issued) Preliminary Examination Instructions in View of the SC Decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank International
July 25th (Patently-O blog) ldquoBased on info from several sources it appears that the USPTO is now taking a more aggressive stance on subject matter eligibility hellip It appears that applications whose inventive features are found in software or information processing will now have a difficult time being patentedrdquo
Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
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Judicial Actions(Software patentability - continued)
Alice Corporation v CLS Bank International
August 5th (Peggy Focarino USPTO Commissioner for Patents)
ldquo[T]the USPTO has applications that were indicated as allowable prior to Alice Corp but that have not yet issued as patents Given our duty to issue patents in compliance with existing case law we have taken steps to avoid granting patents on those applications containing patent ineligible claims in view of Alice Corp To this end our primary examiners and supervisory patent examiners (SPEs) promptly reviewed the small group of such applications that were most likely to be affected by the Alice Corp rulingrdquo
ldquoWe withdrew notice of allowances for some of these applications due to the presence of at least one claim having an abstract idea and no more than a generic computer to perform generic computer functions After withdrawal the applications were returned to the originally assigned examiner for further prosecution Over the past several days our examiners have proactively notified those applicants whose applications were withdrawn helliprdquo
Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
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Resources on FLC Web Site(wwwfederallabsorg)
Points of Contact (Agency TTOs gt300 Lab TTOs)
Locate Technologies and Capabilities (Tech Locator Service Available Technologies Search FLC Business Resource (coming soon))
Training and Education (Courses Materials etc)
Reference Materials (Green Book Desk Reference Mechanisms Database etc)
News amp General Information
Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
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Youtube demo for FLC Available Technologies Search Tool
Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
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Lab Reps Contact Denise Wainer
dwainerutrscom
April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
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April 28 ndash 30 2015
Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
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Gary Jones
Phone 240-444-1383
gkjonesctrfederallabsorg
wwwfederallabsorg
FLC Washington DC Representative
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
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