Patent Panic
This legal protection grants the right to make, use, or sell an invention
What is a Patent?
This type of agreement allows Crane to partner with schools
What is an Educational Partnership Agreement?
CRADAs are authorized under this federal act passed in 1986
What is the Federal Technology Transfer Act?
This term refers to both the person and the office and is required to be in place for a federal lab to receive and maintain its designation
What is an ORTA or Office of Research and Technology Applications? (credit for both)
This document outlines the terms under which a licensee can use a Navy patent
What is a licensing agreement?
The term-period of a patent certificate
What is 20 years?
This legal agreement allows the Navy to share proprietary information with potential partners under confidentiality terms
What is a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements are not subject to this regulation and allow the federal government to choose its partner without competing the opportunity to collaborate
What is the Federal Acquisition Regulation?
ORTAs facilitate partnerships between the Navy and these external entities
What are private companies, academic institutions or industry partners?
This type of license allows multiple entities to use a patented technology
What is a non-exclusive license?
This type of technology is developed for both military and civilian applications
What is dual-use technology?
Although federal employees cannot sign these, they can sign this substitute
What is a Trade Secret Acknowledgement form?
This act allows federal laboratories to grant licenses for federally owned inventions
What is the Bayh-Dole Act?
ORTAs help identify technologies with this potential, meaning they can be successfully marketed
What is commercialization potential?
The Navy can grant this type of license, allowing only one entity to use a patented technology
What is an exclusive license?
Name one of the two patent attorneys at NSWC Crane
Who is Chris Feigenbutz or Patrick Law?
These things can be shared with partners leveraging technology transfer agreements
What are lab assets?
CRADAs are formalized under this U.S. Code title
What is Title 15 of the U.S. Code?
ORTAs are required at federal labs with this minimum number of technical staff
What is 200?
This type of license grants exclusive rights to use a technology for a specific field or application
What is a partially exclusive license?
These are the three requirements that an invention must meet to be patentable
What is Novel, Non-Obvious, Useful?
This term describes the Navy’s contribution of personnel, facilities, or equipment under a CRADA
What is in-kind support?
The Navy’s technology transfer efforts are guided by this overarching policy directive
What is DoD Instruction 5535.08?
This individual is the current ORTA for NSWC Crane
Who is Maria Duran?
Before granting a license, the Navy assesses this to ensure the licensee can effectively commercialize the technology
What is Commericial Development Plan?