NIST Patent Policy

	NIST Patent Policy
	9/21/06 Final
		I. Policy for NIST filing of Provisional Patent Applications
			NIST may file Provisional Patent Applications to preserve intellectual property rights while Invention Disclosures are being processed.
		II. Policy for NIST filing of Patent Applications
			In support of the NIST Mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology – in ways that enhance economic security and improve the quality of life, NIST encourages patent protection on an invention that has been assigned to NIST by one or more inventors, when a patent would fulfill at least one of the following:
				1. Increase the potential for current or future commercialization or use of the technology, 2. Have a positive impact on a new field of science or technology and/or the visibility and vitality of NIST, and/or 3. Further the goals of a CRADA or other collaborative agreement.


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