Uncle Sam Licenses Cool Inventions to Eager Companies
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Government owns some cool inventions and is ready to license them out so companies can bring them to market faster. This means businesses, big or small, can grab these ideas and turn them into real products, sometimes even with international patent protection. If you’re interested, now’s the time to act and make some innovation magic happen!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Government Inventions Available to License
You can license inventions owned by the U.S. Government that come from federally funded research so companies can commercialize them faster. These government-owned inventions are being offered for licensing to achieve expeditious commercialization of research results.
Foreign Patent Filings May Be Licensable
Selected government-owned inventions have foreign patent applications filed to extend market coverage, and those foreign patents may also be available for licensing. That means companies can potentially license rights that include international patent protection on some inventions.
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