{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-231.105","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 231.105","heading":"Joint research.","body":"(a) Joint research means any research and development activity that is jointly undertaken by two or more parties, including any research and development activities undertaken as part of a joint venture as defined at 15 U.S.C. 4301(a)(6).\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the following is not joint research:\n(1) A standards-related activity (as such term is defined in 15 CFR part 772);\n(2) Research and development conducted exclusively between and among employees of a covered entity or between and among entities that are related entities to the covered entity;\n(3) Research, development, or engineering related to a manufacturing process for an existing product solely to enable use of foundry, assembly, test, or packaging services for integrated circuits;\n(4) Research, development, or engineering involving two or more entities to establish or apply a drawing, design, or related specification for a product to be purchased and sold between or among such entities; and\n(5) Warranty, service, and customer support performed by a covered entity or an entity that is a related entity of a covered entity.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—CHIPS PROGRAM","PART 231—CLAWBACKS OF CHIPS FUNDING","Subpart A—Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"390f8a87035a292622caabc667c68ed932afab962031ee6059cf23e86c7fcf5e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-231.104","next":"us/15-cfr-231.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}