Final invention statement and certification, iedison

8.6.3 Final Invention Statement and Certification

The recipient must submit a Final Invention Statement and Certification (HHS 568), whether or not the funded project results in any subject inventions, and whether or not inventions were previously reported. The HHS 568 must list all inventions that were conceived or first actually reduced to practice during the course of work under the project, and it must be signed by an AOR. The completed form should cover the period from the original effective date of support through the completion date or termination of the award, and it should be submitted to the NIH awarding IC The NIH organizational component responsible for a particular grant program or set of activities. The terms "NIH IC," or "awarding IC" are used throughout this document to designate a point of contact for advice and interpretation of grant requirements and to establish the focal point for requesting necessary prior approvals or changes in the terms and conditions of award.. If there were no inventions, the form must indicate "None." For certain programs (activity codes = C06, , D42, D43, D71, DP7, G07, G08, G11, G13, K12, K16, K30, P09, P40, P41, P51, R13, R25, R28, R30, R90, RL5, RL9, S10, S14, S15, U13, U14, U41, U42, U45, UH4, UC6, UC7, UG4, UR2, X01, X02, Ts, and Fs), the Final Invention Statement and Certification is not currently required. For questions, the recipient should contact NIH awarding IC The NIH organizational component responsible for a particular grant program or set of activities. The terms "NIH IC," or "awarding IC" are used throughout this document to designate a point of contact for advice and interpretation of grant requirements and to establish the focal point for requesting necessary prior approvals or changes in the terms and conditions of award. for specific instructions.

When invention reporting is required, the HHS 568 does not relieve the responsible party of the obligation to assure that all inventions are promptly and fully reported directly to NIH, as required by terms of the award. Copies of the HHS 568 form are available on the iEdison web site at http://iEdison.gov and at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm.