United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-06-18 monographic deposited born digital 50 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-173 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173 P0b002ee1803a4913 f:rc99173 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173 RCED-99-173 Federal grants Statistical data License agreements Patents Royalty payments Technology transfer Intellectual property Research and development Letter Report RCED

The federal government provided about $70 billion for research and development in fiscal year 1998. Federal funds are used to support both "intramural" programs that involve government employees working in government facilities and "extramural" programs that are carried out by nonfederal organizations through contracts and grants. This report provides information on (1) government-owned inventions licensed by six federal agencies during fiscal years 1996 through 1998; (2) whether the licenses were exclusive on nonexclusive; (3) whether the licensees were small businesses, individuals, large businesses, or nonprofit organizations; and (4) whether the licensees were foreign or domestic. The six agencies GAO reviewed are the National Institutes of Health, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Department of Energy, and NASA. The six agencies reported that they granted a total of 866 licenses and received $107.5 million in royalties during fiscal years 1996 through 1998. Most of the licenses were nonexclusive, most went to small businesses or individuals, and most went to domestic entities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173.pdf GAO/RCED-99-173 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-173 Letter Report GAO/RCED-99-173; Technology Transfer: Number and Characteristics of; Federal grants Statistical data License agreements Patents Royalty payments Technology transfer Intellectual property Research and development Title 15 Section 3710(a) Title 15 Section 3710(g)(2) 15 U.S.C. 3710(a) 15 U.S.C. 3710(g)(2) Title 35 Section 207 35 U.S.C. 207