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Can universities assign patent rights under Bayh-Dole?

Another RE search question: “can universities assign patent rights under bayh dole?” Answer. Yes. See 35 USC 202(c)(7)(A): In the case of a nonprofit organization, (A) a prohibition upon the assignment of rights to a subject invention in the United States without the approval of … Continue reading

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WARF, Vitamin D, and the Public Interest, 2

We have worked through a 1945 appeals court reasoning about the University of Wisconsin’s president’s refusal to allow the licensing of an invention beneficial to public health for use in food products that might compete with State of Wisconsin dairy … Continue reading

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