NextFlex
San Jose, CA
United States
Defense Patent Holiday Industry Day
July 14-15, 2026, In Person and Virtual
Hosted by NextFlex
Realizing the ROI: Turning Government Patents into Commercial Opportunities
Join a microelectronics industry-focused session on the Defense Patent Holiday initiative and learn how no-fee Commercial Evaluation Licenses can help companies assess, validate, and commercialize select technologies from defense laboratories.
- Learn about the other Department resources being aligned to support licensees, such as special topic SBIRs, Venture Studios, and Office of Strategic Capital Loan Programs
- Tour the NextFlex Advanced Manufacturing Facility to see how Department of War manufacturing innovation institutes can support product prototyping and manufacturing scale-up.
About
The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) has launched the Defense Patent Holiday, a new pilot program designed to accelerate the commercialization of breakthrough defense technologies from the lab to the warfighter.
This first-of-its-kind initiative offers qualified companies no-fee Commercial Evaluation Licenses (CELs) for a limited time, providing industry partners unprecedented access to government intellectual property. CELs give companies the unique opportunity to assess the defense patent, market, and consider the commercial potential of defense R&D.