To require the Comptroller General to submit a report on the disclosure process for intellectual property created under a Federal grant, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study how federal patent disclosure rules affect companies and universities that receive federal research grants. The study, which must be completed within one year, will examine the Bayh-Dole Act regulations that govern how contractors must report inventions developed with federal funding, looking at issues like what percentage of inventions go unreported, how long agencies take to process extension requests, and whether current disclosure requirements make it harder for American researchers and institutions to compete globally. The report will also assess the burden these reporting requirements place on universities of different sizes and research levels, evaluate problems with the federal patent reporting system called iEdison, and determine whether the government should consolidate its multiple disclosure systems into one standard platform. The findings will be briefed to relevant congressional committees initially and delivered in full report form within one year of the bill's passage.
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