What are the reporting requirements for contractors under the Bayh-Dole Act?

Contractors have specific reporting requirements under the Bayh-Dole Act:

• Disclose each subject invention to the Federal agency within 2 months after the inventor discloses it in writing to contractor personnel responsible for patent matters.
• Elect in writing whether or not to retain title to any subject invention by notifying the Federal agency within 2 years of disclosure.
• File patent applications within statutory deadlines.
• Include a government support clause in patent applications.

The MPEP states: ‘The contractor is also required to submit periodic reports on the utilization of a subject invention or on efforts at obtaining such utilization that are being made by the contractor or its licensees or assignees.’

For more information on Bayh-Dole Act, visit: Bayh-Dole Act.