Bayh-Dole Act. : Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology.

Business.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses rationale, provisions, and implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act, which permits universities and other research entities to patent technologies resulting from federally-funded research and license the patents to industry. Addresses patent policy issues concerning possible Government recoupment of investments from firms using federally-funded research, royalty free licenses and reporting requirements, impact on university research, and application in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Bayh-Dole Act

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