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NSF’s circumvention of Bayh-Dole in cooperative research centers

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

Bayh-Dole positions the “preference” for United States industry as the most important provision of the law, asserting precedence over any other part of Bayh-Dole (see 35 USC 203). Bayh-Dole requires owners of subject inventions to require certain exclusive licensees to … Continue reading →

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Bayh-Dole Secrecy, Part 5

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

We have looked at Bayh-Dole and at FOIA. The upshot is that the 1984 amendment that changed Bayh-Dole’s secrecy requirement at 202(c)(5) from “may” to “shall” apparently fails to meet the requirements of FOIA for withholding information. 202(c)(5) does not … Continue reading →

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