Cooperative research and development agreement
In the United States, a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA or CRDA) is an agreement between a government agency and another government agency, a private company, non-profit, or university to work together on research and development.
Description
Designated under the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-502) (which amended the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-480)),{{cite web|url=http://history.nih.gov/research/downloads/PL99-502.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930182753/http://www.history.nih.gov/research/downloads/PL99-502.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-09-30 |title=Public Law 99-502 |publisher=history.nih.gov |access-date=2009-11-01}} a CRADA is intended to speed the commercialization of technology, optimize resources, and protect the private company involved. A CRADA allows both parties to keep research results confidential for up to five years under the Freedom of Information Act.{{cite web|url=http://www.usgs.gov/tech-transfer/what-crada.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131213619/http://www.usgs.gov/tech-transfer/what-crada.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Geological Survey website |publisher=www.usgs.gov |access-date=2008-02-07}} The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is responsible for preserving the scientific and technical information generated through a CRADA and making this information readily available to the scientific community as well as the public.{{cite web|url=http://energy.gov/ig/downloads/cooperative-research-and-development-agreements-department-energys-office-science |title=Cooperative Research and Development Agreements at the Department of Energy's Office of Science Laboratories, IG-0826 | Department of Energy |publisher=Energy.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-03-05}}
Private corporations participating in a CRADA are allowed to file for patent, and they retain patent rights on inventions developed by the CRADA. The government gets a license to the patents.{{Cite web|date=2006-10-13|title=What is a CRADA? Technology Transfer, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior|url=http://www.usbr.gov/research/tech-transfer/together/crada/whatcrada.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013013706/http://www.usbr.gov/research/tech-transfer/together/crada/whatcrada.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-26|archive-date=2006-10-13}}
See also
References
Further reading
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.ott.nih.gov/cradas|title=CRADAs|last=Staff|website=Office of Technology Transfer|publisher=National Institutes of Health|access-date=12 June 2016}}
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