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 Our job at the USDA-ARS Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) is to take USDA inventions from the field and laboratory and enable their practical use, nurture new businesses and improve the quality of life for all Americans. We do this by granting licenses to commercialize these inventions to qualified businesses and individuals with a special emphasis on US-based small companies that produce products in the US. The Licensing Section: Facilitates commercialization of inventions through invention licensing
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