Advancing Commercialization of Digital Products from Federal Laboratories
- Length: 188 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication Date: 2021-03-25
- ISBN-10: 030968594X
- ISBN-13: 9780309685948
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
Federal laboratories play a unique role in the U.S. economy. Research and development conducted at these labs has contributed to the advancement or improvement of such key general-purpose technologies as nuclear energy, computers, the Internet, genomics, satellite navigation, the Global Positioning System, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. Digital output from federal laboratories includes data, metadata, images, software, code, tools, databases, algorithms, and statistical models. Importantly, these digital products are nonrivalrous, meaning that unlike physical products, they can be copied at little or no cost and used by many without limit or additional cost.
Advancing Commercialization of Digital Products from Federal Laboratories explores opportunities to add economic value to U.S. industry through enhanced utilization of intellectual property around digital products created at federal laboratories. This report examines the current state of commercialization of digital products developed at the federal labs and, to a limited extent, by extramural awardees, to help identify barriers to commercialization and technology transfer, taking into account differences between government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) and government-owned, government-operated (GOGO) federal labs.
COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
Study Purpose and Scope
Definitions of Technology Transfer, Commercialization, and Digital Products
Organization of the Report
2 THE U.S. FEDERAL LABORATORY SYSTEM
History and Evolution of the Federal Laboratories
The Federal Laboratory Infrastructure
Government-owned, Government-operated (GOGO) and Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GOCO) Laboratories
Overview of the Research Activities of the Federal Laboratories
Technology Transfer Legislation and Policy Relevant to Federal Laboratories
Conclusion
3 DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND FEDERAL POLICY FOR THE INNOVATION ECONOMY
Digital Products and Innovation
Intellectual Property Policy and Innovation in the Federal Laboratories
The Economics of Digital Products
Conclusion
Findings and Recommendations
4 PATENTS, TRADE SECRETS, DIGITAL PRODUCTS, AND FEDERAL LABORATORIES
Patents
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property Surrogates: Contractual and Technological Measures
Findings and Recommendations
5 COPYRIGHTS, DIGITAL PRODUCTS, AND FEDERAL LABORATORIES
Overview of Copyright in Digital Products
The Government Works Copyright Exclusion
Applying Copyright to Federally Created Software
Limiting and Assessing Copyright and Exclusive Licensing of Software Developed by GOGO Federal Laboratories
Advancing Coherence in Government Software Policy
Findings and Recommendations
6 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PATHWAYS FOR DIGITAL PRODUCTS
Technology Transfer Offices at the Federal Laboratories
Technology Transfer and Dissemination Pathways
Technology Transfer/Commercialization Ecosystem Enablers
Incentives for Scientists and Engineers to Engage in Technology Transfer at Federal Laboratories
Findings and Recommendations
7 MEASURING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF DIGITAL PRODUCTS FROM FEDERAL LABORATORIES
Overview and Assessment of Available Data
Proposed New Metrics
In Closing
Findings and Recommendations
REFERENCES
APPENDIXES
A Agendas
B Biographies of Committee Members
C Definitions of Digital Products
D List of Federal LaboratoriesDonate to keep this site alive
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