Tag Archives: (f)(2)

Why is the 1995 NIH "20-20" Guide Still Up?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Gerald Barnett

At the University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property web site we find this NIH Guide, the 20 Questions About Extramural Invention Reporting: The Bayh-Dole Act encourages researchers to patent and market their inventions by guaranteeing patent rights. [No, wait–we find the … Continue reading →

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(f)(2), The Soul of Bayh-Dole

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Gerald Barnett

[Updated May 2018 to deal with the NIST screwballedness.] At the heart of the Bayh-Dole Act is the disposition of ownership in inventions made with federal funding at universities. That disposition is intended to provide benefits to the public through … Continue reading →

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The Secret Fingers-Crossed Version of Bayh-Dole

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Gerald Barnett

[This article was written before the Supreme Court decided Stanford v Roche (June, 2011). It was also written before NIST did its crazy stupid overhaul of the codification of Bayh-Dole at 37 CFR 401, changing references and adding its dumber … Continue reading →

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Minimum Policy, Phase 2

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

[This is a pre-Stanford v Roche discussion. I have updated it for current CFR references. A contractor does not “elect title”–a contractor may “elect to retain title” that the contractor has obtained by conventional means. A contractor’s option under a … Continue reading →

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