37 C.F.R. § 401.16 — Federal agency reporting requirements.
§ 401.16 Federal agency reporting requirements. Federal agencies will report annually to the Secretary on data pertaining to reported subject inventions under a funding agreement, including— (a) Number of subject inventions reported to the Federal agency; (b) Patent applications filed on subject inventions; (c) Issued patents on subject inventions; (d) Number of requests and number of requests granted for extension of the time for disclosures, election, and filing per 37 CFR 401.14(c)(5); (e) Number of subject inventions conveyed to the Government in accordance with 37 CFR 401.14(d); (f) Number of waivers requested and waivers granted per 37 CFR 401.14(i); (g) Number of requests for assignment of invention rights; and (h) Summary of utilization information provided by contractors. Such information will be received by the Secretary no later than the last day of October of each year. [88 FR 17739, Mar. 24, 2023]