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Technology Transfer: Implementation Status of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986

RCED-89-154 Published: May 30, 1989. Publicly Released: May 30, 1989.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO examined the implementation of the Technology Transfer Act of 1986, focusing on: (1) the progress that 12 federal agencies and 25 of their laboratories made in implementing the act; (2) agencies' delegations of authority to laboratories to enter into cooperative research and development agreements; (3) the incentives provided to government employees to promote technology transfer; and (4) the status of mandated reports.

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executive relationsCooperative agreementsCopyrightEmployee incentivesLaboratoriesPatentsReporting requirementsResearch and developmentRoyalty paymentsTechnology transfer