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ITS Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
The Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (FTTA), as amended, allows Federal laboratories to enter
into cooperative research agreements with private industry, universities, and other interested
parties. The law was passed in order to provide laboratories with clear legal authority to enter
into these arrangements and thus encourage technology transfer from Federal laboratories to the
private sector. Under this Act, a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) can
be implemented that protects proprietary information, grants patent rights, and provides for user
licenses to corporations, while allowing Government expertise and facilities to be applied to
interests in the private sector.
ITS participates in technology transfer and commercialization efforts by fostering cooperative
telecommunications research with industry where benefits can directly facilitate U.S.
competitiveness and market opportunities. ITS has participated for a number of years in
CRADAs with private sector organizations to design, develop, test, and evaluate advanced
telecommunication concepts. Research has been conducted under agreements with Bell South
Enterprises; Telesis Technology Laboratories; US WEST Advanced Technologies (US WEST);
Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems; GTE Laboratories Inc.; US WEST New Vector Group; General
Electric Company; Motorola Inc.; Hewlett-Packard Company (HP); Integrator Corporation;
AudioLogic, Inc.; Industrial Technology, Inc.; Netrix Corporation; Lucent Technologies;
ARINC; Lehman Chambers; Lucent Digital Radio; Intel Corporation; and the American
Automobile Manufacturers Association (AAMA). Not only does the private industry partner
benefit, but the Institute is able to undertake research in commercially important areas that it
would not otherwise be able to do.
ITS is interested in assisting private industry in all areas of telecommunications. Private
sector organizations are encouraged to contact ITS if they believe that ITS may have technology
that would be useful to them. Because of the great commercial importance of many new emerging
telecommunication technologies, including PCS, wireless local area networks, digital
broadcasting, LMDS, and intelligent transportation systems, ITS plans to vigorously pursue
technology transfer to the private sector through CRADAs and thereby contribute to the rapid
commercialization of these new technologies. In addition, ITS plans to commit substantial
resources of its own to the development of these new technologies and standards.
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For more information please contact:
Brian Lane
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
NTIA/ITS.D1, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, USA 80305
Voice: 303-497-3484 |
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