The ABA Joint-Committee Meeting of the Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs and Intellectual Property Committees is hosting a panel discussion, "DEC Statements Required for Phase III Approval in the SBIR Program."

Topics will include:
- The requirements for Phase III SBIR approval
- What it means for an effort to “derive from, extend, or complete” prior SBIR work
- Components of a DEC statement
- Treatment of SBIR Data Rights
- Best practices

The program will be moderated by Adam Bartolanzo.

Our panelists will be:
-Meagan Guerzon, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Small Business Administration;
- George Winborne, IP Cadre Lead for Communications, Knowledge, and Performance Management, U.S. Department of Defense; and
- David Black, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP