Bayh–Dole Act
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The Bayh–Dole Act is a landmark 1980 U.S. law that allows universities, small businesses, and other institutions to retain ownership of inventions developed with federal funding, spurring technology transfer and commercialization.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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technology transfer law → |
| allows |
patenting of inventions arising from federally funded research
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retention of title to inventions by contractors → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bayh–Dole Act of 1980
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| amendedBy |
Technical Corrections to the Bayh–Dole Act
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| appliesTo |
contractors receiving federal research funding
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nonprofit organizations → small businesses → universities → |
| codifiedIn |
Title 35 of the United States Code
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| codifiedSection |
35 U.S.C. §§ 200–212
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| country |
United States
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| criticizedFor |
contributing to commercialization pressures in academia
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potentially restricting access to publicly funded research outputs → |
| dateSigned |
1980-12-12
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| effectiveDate |
1981-07-01
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| enactedBy |
96th United States Congress
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| enactedInYear |
1980
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| field |
intellectual property law
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science and technology policy → |
| grants |
nonexclusive license to the U.S. government
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| impact |
commercialization of academic research
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expansion of university–industry partnerships → growth of university technology transfer offices → increased university patenting → |
| includesProvision |
government license to practice the invention
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march-in rights → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| namedAfter |
Birch Bayh
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Bob Dole → |
| objective |
encourage maximum participation of small business firms
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ensure inventions are used in a manner to promote free competition and enterprise → ensure that the government obtains sufficient rights to meet its needs → promote collaboration between commercial concerns and nonprofit organizations → promote utilization of inventions arising from federally supported research → |
| relatedTo |
Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
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federal research and development policy → |
| requires |
disclosure of subject inventions to federal agencies
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preference for U.S. industry in licensing → sharing of royalties with inventors → use of income for research and education → |
| shortTitle |
Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act
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| signedIntoLawBy |
Jimmy Carter
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| subjectMatter |
commercialization of federally funded inventions
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ownership of inventions from federal funding → patent rights in federally funded research → technology transfer → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
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Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 → Public Law 96-480 → Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 → |
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Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act
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Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act ("Bayh-Dole Act") → |
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Bayh–Dole Act
("Bayh–Dole Act of 1980")
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Technical Corrections to the Bayh–Dole Act
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Birch Bayh
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Title 35 of the United States Code
("Chapter 18 – Patent rights in inventions made with federal assistance")
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Birch Bayh
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96th United States Congress
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Birch Bayh
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