Industry partners from small businesses Licensed technologies generate royalties for
and startups to multinational companies Berkeley Lab. For inventions disclosed after September
license Berkeley Lab technology and software to 30, 1997, 35% of the net income from royalties—after
commercialize for the marketplace. reimbursing patenting costs or copyright registration
fees—goes to the inventors, 15% goes to the research
division where the invention originated, and 50%
FY16 License Agreements
supports future lab research.
LICENSE TYPE: TOTAL 176
Bailment 3
License - Exclusive FOU*
2
License - Non-exclusive FOU
4
CRADA Option
1
Option Agreement
5
Software License - Exclusive
1
Software License - No Cost
78
Software License - Non-exclusive
82
*FOU = Field of Use
Royalties: 3 Year Trend
FY14
FY15
$4,067,404
$2,995,865
FY16
$3,116,884
Non-Disclosure Agreements are requested by lab researchers and / or potential industry partners
to protect information they may discuss. Material Transfer Agreements are required when Berkeley Lab and its
partners share research materials for evaluation.
FY16 Non-Disclosure Agreements
by Research Area
FY16 Material Transfer Agreements
by Research Area
58
23
19
8
10
22
40
TOTAL: 290
113
22
TOTAL: 194
24
118
• Biosciences:
• Computing Sciences:
• Earth and Environmental Sciences:
• Energy Sciences:
• Energy Technologies:
• Operations:
• Physical Sciences:
–8–
23
58
23
10
22
118
40
19
2
2
• Biosciences:
• Computing Sciences:
• Earth and Environmental Sciences:
• Energy Sciences:
• Energy Technologies:
• Operations:
• Physical Sciences:
113
2
2
23
24
22
8