The approval process requires that grantee organizations and contractors provide information and justification for the request as outlined below. You may add any other information that you believe will why the assignment is necessary and in the public interest. After filling out the form, choose "Submit" to e-mail the request to the NIH.
The NIH review that can lead to the approval of an assignment of rights to a third party will not begin until the NIH receives answers to the questions and all other pertinent information.
If you have questions, or if you prefer to submit information on paper, please contact:
Division of Extramural Inventions & Technology Resources (DEITR), OPERA, OER National Institutes of Health (NIH) Attn: Third Party Assignment Request 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 310, MSC 7980 Bethesda, MD 20892-7980 (301) 435-1986 Edison@nih.gov
Information may be faxed to NIH at (301) 480-0272.
To initiate a request for third party assignment, fill out the fields below, then choose "Submit" to send your request to the NIH. All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.