NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

In preparing a commercialization plan , please submit an application in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 404.1 et seq. of the invention licensing regulations. The application, as a minimum, should be a letter to the Licensing Advisor containing the following lettered paragraphs:

1. Paragraph (a) : In this paragraph, please identify the invention for which a license is desired. In this case the invention is as identified above.
2. Paragraph (b) : This license is only available non-exclusively. Please indicate type of license being applied for as "non-exclusive."
3. Paragraph(c) : In this paragraph, please identify the applicant. Give the name and address of the person, company or organization applying for the license. Where applicable, give citizenship, place of incorporation, and the name of the Parent Corporation.
4. Paragraph(d) : In this paragraph, please list the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant's representative with whom correspondence should be held. The representative should have authority to conduct licensing negotiations.
5. Paragraph(e) : In this paragraph, please describe the nature and type of applicant's business. The description should include any products or services that the applicant has successfully commercialized and the approximate number of people employed by the applicant. Many license applicants submit a company annual report to comply with this paragraph.
6. Paragraph(f) : In this paragraph, please explain how the applicant became aware of the subject invention.
7. Paragraph(g) : In this paragraph, please indicate whether the applicant is a small business firm. "Small business firm" means a small business concern as defined in the regulations of the Small Business Administration.
8. Paragraph(h) : In this paragraph, please provide a detailed description of the applicant's plan for development and/or marketing the invention. At a minimum, the plan should include:
9. 1. A statement of anticipated investment of capital and other resources the applicant believes will be necessary to bring the invention to practical application. This statement shall include the nature, amount and timing of such anticipated investments.
   2. A statement indicating the applicant's capability and intention to fulfill this plan for development and/or marketing. With regard to the applicant's capability, this statement shall include information pertaining to the applicant's manufacturing, marketing, financial, and technical resources, with balance sheet*, and income statement*, and an annual report as attachments. With regard to the applicant's intention, this statement should include a timeline of key steps or milestones the applicant believes will be required to bring the invention to practical application.
   3. A statement of the fields of use in which the applicant intends to practice the invention.
   4. A statement of the geographic areas in which the applicant intends to manufacture any products embodying the invention and the geographic areas where the applicant intends to use or sell any products embodying the invention.
10. Paragraph (i) : In this paragraph, please identify any licenses that were previously granted to the applicant under any Federally owned inventions.
11. Paragraph (j) : In this paragraph, please provide a statement, containing the applicants best knowledge, pertaining to the extent the invention is being practiced by private industry, the Government, or both, and the extent the invention is commercially available.
12. Paragraph(k) : In this paragraph, please provide any other information the applicant believes will support a determination to grant the requested license to the applicant.

*The financial attachments are an extremely important part of your application. They will be held in confidence as proprietary documents.

Point of Contact

For more information about how to prepare a Commercialization Plan, email technology@dfrc.nasa.gov.