Employees and affiliates who have written software that will be distributed to any third party or that will be useful either commercially or for other government contractors must submit a Software Disclosure form to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). It is the developer’s responsibility to report all software prior to distribution, and to obtain the appropriate license agreement from IPO.

Continue reading at commons.lbl.gov for updated, detailed requirements.

Questions about software licensing should be directed to the Licensing Manager of the Intellectual Property Office, [email protected].

If you are a subject matter expert with suggestions for policy changes or updates, please direct your comments to [email protected].