SBIR/STTR data rights changing

      A new policy directive went into effect on May 2 for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

      Under the directive, adopted by the Small Business Administration, there are significant changes to data rights for the SBIR and STTR programs.

      For new awards, SBA will:

• Eliminate the extension of SBIR/STTR data rights through any follow-on awards;
• Impose a 20-year Protection Period; and
• Provide the government with Government Purpose Rights, after expiration of the Protection Period.

      “The SBA decided that a 20-year protection period, with no opportunity for extensions, was a fair compromise that would preserve incentives for small businesses to enter the SBIR/STTR program, while at the same time providing the government with an objective tracking measure and ensuring that those small businesses move toward commercialization quickly,” Morrison & Foerster LLP wrote in an analysis.

More information:
SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive: https://bit.ly/2LYqV0w
Morrison and Foerster insight: https://bit.ly/2VRtzJL

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