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Unleashing American Innovation

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Federal technology transfer policies and procedures, based on landmark 1980s legislation, continue to support U.S. innovation and have been widely emulated by other countries.
In an increasingly competitive environment, it is important to ask:
- Whether and how current laws, regulations, policies, and practices could more effectively promote transfer of federally developed technologies, knowledge, and capabilities to productive uses?

Unleashing American Innovation Symposium
Four main Public Forums totaled 341 registered attendees ( Meetings Slides May 17-31)
104 written submissions received in response to Request for Information, representing thousands of stakeholders.
Comments and public forum attendance represented a broad cross section of stakeholder community, including universities, industry, government agencies, individuals
Other information sources: Maryland Technology Transfer Summit hosted by NIST (April 20, 2018), extensive stakeholder engagement, and extensive review of prior reports and studies

Unleashing American Innovation

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Federal technology transfer policies and procedures, based on landmark 1980s legislation, continue to support U.S. innovation and have been widely emulated by other countries.

In an increasingly competitive environment, it is important to ask: