A bill to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance technology transfer for works prepared under certain cooperative research and development.
Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to allow each Federal agency to: (1) secure copyright on behalf of the United States in any computer software prepared in whole or in part by U.S. employees under a cooperative research and development agreement or other authority, notwithstanding provisions of Federal copyright law; (2) grant in advance to a collaborating party licenses or assignments for the copyrights, or options thereto; and (3) when such an assignment is made, retain specified rights.
Adds references to software and its author to provisions governing the distribution of royalties received by Federal agencies.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-489.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment. With written report No. 102-254.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment. With written report No. 102-254.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 387.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary by unanimous consent for a period not to extend beyond July 31, 1992.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1133.
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged. Pursuant to the order of June 24, 1992.
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Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged. Pursuant to the order of June 24, 1992.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.