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Federal March-In Rights Meet Clawbacks – The Future of 35 USC ss. 200-212

This post could have been “The Revival of the March-In Rights of the Bayh-Dole Act.” The passage of the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980 permitted universities to take title to inventions made with federal funding and grant licenses to commercial entities. … Continue reading

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Bayh-Dole Has Stood the Test of Time

Recently, the Bayh-Dole Act has come under attack as inhibiting the spread of technological innovation. One thing the writers seem to have in common is the absence of any ability to recall what the situation was pre-Bayh-Dole when private companies … Continue reading

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BACK TO THE O.K. CORRAL – SHOULD PROFESSORS MANAGE IP LICENSING?

Last summer, Bob Litan and Lesa Mitchell of the Kauffman Foundation sent a short memo to Esther Lee at the Dept. of Commerce entitled “Accelerating the Commercialization of Government-Funded University-Based Research.” Although the Foundation, based in Kansas City MO, has … Continue reading

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