New Rules Issued for Reporting Disclosures and Filing Patent Applications Funded by a Federal Agency

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies have issued revised rules and requirements for reporting disclosures, electing title, licensing, and filing patent applications on inventions generated with federal funding under the Bayh-Dole Act. The changes to the rules and regulations pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act went into effect for all new and continuation awards as of Oct. 1, 2018.