Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991

Summary

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; and (2) grant in advance to a collaborating party licenses or assignments for the copyrights, or options thereto, retaining specified rights. Adds references to software and its author to provisions governing the distribution of royalties received by Federal agencies.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 6 December 1991

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1991

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