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Legislation providing NASA (and other Federal agencies) with authority to transfer out technology also requires NASA to establish and protect the Government's rights in inventions to which NASA has title. Accordingly, large business contractors are required to submit New Technology Reports of inventions made in performance of contracts with NASA; and, NASA is required to monitor and enforce contractor compliance. Similarly, NASA civil servant scientists and engineers are also required to report technologies they create. NASA is obliged to facilitate, monitor, and enforce reporting of new technologies and ensure that it either elects to patent or at least considers patenting the technologies for subsequent licensing to the public for commercial and social benefit. IPP carries out these functions for NASA through aggressive in-reach as well as working closely with NASA patent counsel at each of NASA's Field Centers to assess technologies for commercial likelihood as well as for likelihood of triggering subsequent partnering opportunities for adaptation of related commercial applications for NASA mission use and make patenting decisions accordingly.

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Sep 8, 2008 - NASA and Ocean Tomo Establish Groundbreaking Partnership to Commercialize NASA Technologies
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Tomo, LLC, today announced the beginning of a new partnership to commercialize NASA-funded technologies.
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Sep 11, 2008 - NASA to Offer Rare and High-Potential Technologies Related to Sensing, Global Positioning and Computer Systems at Ocean-Tomo's October 30th Live Intellectual Property Auction
Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC -- the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant BancĀ® firm -- today announced that The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be participating in its October 30th Live IP Auction in Chicago.
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