Tag Archives: exclusive license

These are not the investors Congress was looking for

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

Universities routinely assign federally funded inventions to companies. They do so under the cover of an exclusive patent license, expecting that they won’t get caught. There are two kinds of exclusive license. In one, a true exclusive license, the licensee … Continue reading →

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“Promote” in Bayh-Dole, 4

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

In arguing in Public Citizen v NIH that secret exclusive deals were the only way the NIH could fulfill its public mission–or at least the mission of its patent licensing office–the NIH produced some interesting metrics. In 2000, the NIH … Continue reading →

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Five easy ways to circumvent Bayh-Dole’s “manufactured substantially” requirement

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

Bayh-Dole makes American manufacture of product based on subject inventions the centerpiece of the law. Bayh-Dole’s statement of policy and objective calls out promotion of inventions “made in the United States by United States industry and labor” (35 USC 200). … Continue reading →

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Bayh-Dole Basics, 5: invention assignment comments

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

Here is a basic distinction. Bayh-Dole prohibits nonprofits from assigning subject inventions except to an invention management organization or with the approval of the federal agency–and then only if the assignee accepts the nonprofit patent rights clause. Bayh-Dole says nothing … Continue reading →

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Assignment of subject inventions, not assignment of patents

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Let’s make something really clear about inventions and patents. Courts have repeatedly held that an assignment of an invention is made when all substantial rights in an invention are conveyed, whether by assignment or exclusive license. The rights to make, … Continue reading →

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Exclusive License and Assignment

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

I have discussed in a number of articles the issue of exclusive license and assignment for inventions. The distinction matters under Bayh-Dole because Bayh-Dole’s standard patent rights clause (37 CFR 401.14(a)(k)(1)) forbids nonprofit contractors from assigning subject inventions other than to … Continue reading →

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Exclusive licenses, assignments, and ticks, Part 1

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Washington University (in St. Louis) uses a template exclusive license agreement that makes the typical extension to assignment–it grants exclusive rights in making, using, and selling, adds the right to sublicense, and gives the licensee first crack at enforcing the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive licensing in Bayh-Dole, Part 1: Licenses and Assignments

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

Here is what Bayh-Dole says about exclusive licenses: Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no small business firm or nonprofit organization which receives title to any subject invention and no assignee of any such small business firm or nonprofit … Continue reading →

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Five Audit Issues for University Compliance with Bayh-Dole

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

While most discussions about Bayh-Dole compliance focus on the time periods for reporting inventions, filing patent applications, and giving notice of election to retain title, the compliance issues that matter are often overlooked. The top five involve ownership, money, and … Continue reading →

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