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How they screwed over Senator Long and inventors after Bayh-Dole

The miracle of Bayh-Dole came about, so the story is told, because Senator Long, the arch-critic of Bayh-Dole (“the worst bill I’ve seen in my life”), suddenly flipped his position to give Senator Bayh a consolation gift for losing his … Continue reading

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The use of the patent system for federal research results, 8: Exploiting the use of the patent system

FSA policy 110, the first agency attempt at making a policy to deal with inventions made in federally supported public health research, tries to establish a middle ground for the use of patents. While clearly endorsing open access, including royalty-free … Continue reading

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Circumventing Bayh-Dole, Bonus Fitt

[updated to expand on the limits on government-side licensing once the (e) exploit is in operation–5/19/17 added account of antecedent of provisions (e), (f), and (g) in the FPR 10/6/19] There is one more circumvention in Bayh-Dole that can be … Continue reading

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