Bayh-Dole Act : Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology.

Discusses rationale, provisions, and implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act, which permits universities and other research entities to patent technologies resulting from federally-funded research and license the patents to industry. Addresses patent policy issues concerning possible Government recoupme...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses rationale, provisions, and implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act, which permits universities and other research entities to patent technologies resulting from federally-funded research and license the patents to industry. Addresses patent policy issues concerning possible Government recoupment of investments from firms using federally-funded research, royalty free licenses and reporting requirements, impact on university research, and application in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
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