The Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) is a successful initiative that increases the participation of small business concerns in federally funded research and development. Awards under Phases I and II of the...more
As of January 17, 2025, the Department of Defense’s data rights regulations and contract clauses look a little different, yet substantively very little has changed. The update is to formally incorporate changes the Small...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Yifan Mao, MSc, and Joseph Snyder, Ph.D., JD, recently provided a presentation at Daybreak Labs on the topic of “A Cost-Effective Patent Strategy for Startups.” The presentation covered intellectual...more
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) small business programs, which include the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, are the largest source of early stage...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Joseph R. Snyder, PhD, recently presented on “Confidentiality & The Small Business Innovation Research Grant Process.” He discussed how to handle intellectual property (IP) and confidentiality in...more
On April 3, 2019, the Small Business Association (SBA) released a revised Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program policy directive, which went into effect May 2, 2019...more