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The use of the patent system for federal research results, 9: Exploiting the FSA policy safeguards

The earliest major federal patent policy, FSA policy 110-1–for public health research, no less–sets up a process by which the head of each “constituent unit” of the FSA is to make a determination in each case whether the use of … Continue reading

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Bayh-Dole, without the useless fluffery of public protections

The public protection apparatus in Bayh-Dole appears to be there just for show, to “reassure” the public that everything will be fine with contractors owning inventions made in projects receiving public money and the government granting exclusive licenses to its … Continue reading

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