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University patents under federal scrutiny

At the most recent cabinet meeting, the Secretary of Commerce said some words about university patents to the effect that the billions of dollars of federal research sent to universities has resulted in universities owning a bunch of patents and … Continue reading

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Only Bayh-Dole and University Research Enterprise, 2

We have worked through the claim that Bayh-Dole created a “uniform” federal policy with regard to inventions made in federally supported research or development. Bayh-Dole creates an arbitrary default for federal policy that applies only when a contractor acquires ownership … Continue reading

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