2 Why participate in the technology transfer process? Although employment at INL requires participation in the technology transfer process, involvement has additional benefits: • making a positive impact on society and achieving personal fulfillment • achieving recognition, career advancement and sharing in royalties from licensing • attracting new sponsors and generating additional funding for further research and development • reducing the work required by others to duplicate the effort What is INL’s system for technology transfer of software? INL’s technology transfer office, Technology Deployment (TD), manages all of the activities and processes associated with iden- tifying, evaluating, protecting and deploying intellectual property RELAP 5 RAVEN BISON Active Licenses for NE Software Number of Licenses 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 that have generated 160+ nuclear software active licenses for million in royalties $6.6 (IP). TD and INL’s IP legal counsel work together to obtain IP protection and copyright assertion rights. Technology Deployment’s mission is to transition new software and inventions from INL to applied use by the public. INL wants, and is required by law, to ensure that the public’s investments in research and development efforts get the most benefit possible. Disclosure As soon as the scope of the software is known, the author should complete a Software Disclosure Record (SDR) by going to the Intellectual Property Disclosure System (IPDS) at https://ipds.inl.gov and selecting New Software Disclosure. The TD Team will respond to any additional questions. Assessment After the SDR is filed, it will be reviewed by the TD office. The author may be contacted for any clarifications or if additional information is needed. The software or data will be reviewed by Security and Export Control experts to determine if it requires