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37 CFR §401.16

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Federal agencies will report annually to the Secretary on data pertaining to reported subject inventions under a funding agreement, including—
  1. (a)Number of subject inventions reported to the Federal agency;
  2. (b)Patent applications filed on subject inventions;
  3. (c)Issued patents on subject inventions;
  4. (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);
  5. (e)Number of subject inventions conveyed to the Government in accordance with 37 CFR 401.14(d);
  6. (f)Number of waivers requested and waivers granted per 37 CFR 401.14(i);
  7. (g)Number of requests for assignment of invention rights; and
  8. (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.