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Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-517), Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-502)

A license is a contract between the patent holder(s) and a licensee (e.g., including industry partner) that grants the licensee the right to use, manufacture or sell the technology claimed in the patent.

Licensing can be exclusive, partially exclusive or nonexclusive. A license can be designed for a specific field of use, for a specific geographical area, for U.S. or foreign. A license pre-application may be required.
The government must publish the notice of intent to grant an exclusive license and provide an opportunity for the public to respond.

Before the government grants a license, the potential licensees must present a plan for commercialization.
Exclusive licenses are most often granted for a specific field of use or for a particular geographic area.

The government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free, paid-up license for government use of all government-derived inventions.