Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5535.3
May 21, 1999
DDR&E
SUBJECT: DoD Domestic Technology Transfer (T2) Program
References: (a) DoD Directive 5535.3, "Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions by
the Department of Defense," November 2, 1973 (hereby canceled)
(b) Secretary of Defense Memorandum, "DoD Domestic Technology
Transfer/Dual Use Technology Development," June 2, 1995 (hereby
canceled)
(c) DoD 3200.12-R-4, "Domestic Technology Transfer Program
Regulation," December 1988, (hereby canceled)
(d) Sections 3702, 3703, 3705, 3706, 3710, 3712, 3715 of title 15, United
States Code
(e) through (k), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues reference (a) and supersedes references (b) and (c).
1.2. Implements, establishes policy, and assigns responsibility for DoD domestic T2
activities under reference (d), as they apply to the Department of Defense, and under 10
U.S.C. (reference (e)), as they apply to the T2 activities of the Department of Defense.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities (hereafter referred to
collectively as "the DoD Components").
