Technology Transfer, Transition and Commercial Partnerships

Director: Mr. Stephen Luckowski

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MISSION

DoW T3CP Office has primary responsibility for strategic partnerships and leveraging intellectual property developed (1) at the over 216 DoW labs and, (2) by performers of extramural, DoW-funded R&D, for maximum capability, technology superiority, and economic and national security.

Interagency Communities

(1) Laboratory Technology Transfer (T2) community enables public-private partnerships for the sharing of expertise, intellectual property (IP), and resources for the advancement of technology development benefiting the U.S. warfighter and national economy.  The Technology Transfer, Transition, and Commercial Partnerships (T3CP) Office coordinates across the T2 community to:

  • Ensure statutory compliance
  • Provide corporate support
  • Lead in strategic coordination
  • Represent the Department in engagements with external stakeholders
  • Establish departmental policy

(2) Extramural research, funded by the DoW, is performed at universities and industry.  In accordance with Bayh-Dole, the performer has the right to retain title to subject inventions, the Federal government has “government purpose rights,” and the performer must prioritize domestic manufacturing in commercialization of the subject invention. T3CP is responsible for implementing iEdison as the DoW repository for all subject inventions, and to streamline DoW’s exercise of associated Government-purpose rights. How to report extramural inventions through iEdison.

Vision
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Led by T3CP, the DoW T2 community is a trusted innovation pathway providing strategic partnerships and leveraging intellectual property for maximum capability, technology superiority, and economic prosperity to benefit the nation.

Transferring DOW IP and capabilities to commercial entities, it makes available innovative products and services for transition into the military services

Legislative Authorities
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Guiding Documents
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T3CP Goals and Associated Strategies
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T3CP Responsibilities
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The Value of IP
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DOW Technology Transfer and Transition (T3CP)

Technology Transfer (T2) Mechanisms – Engaging External Partners
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Federal T2 mechanisms include, but are not limited to:

  • Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA): R&D collaboration agreement with non-Federal entity covering a defined scope of work; funds may be provided to Government, but Government cannot provide funds to non-Federal entity under a CRADA, includes granting of rights to subject matter inventions
  • Patent License Agreement: licensing of federally owned inventions that may grant non-exclusive, partial, or exclusive rights to make, use, offer to sell, or sell products that include patented invention
  • Educational Partnership Agreement: agreement with educational institutions for enhancing scientific disciplines
  • Partnership Intermediary Agreement: non-profit, state-based partnership intermediary engaging small businesses and academia on behalf of Government to accelerate T2 and transition

For example: DoW TechLink and MilTech

DoW’s National Partnership Intermediaries
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Training Resources

TechLink
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Defense Acquisition University
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U.S. Patent and Trade Office
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