The Bayh-Dole Act provides that the federal government retains certain rights in inventions it funds. Many have sought to use those rights as a way to lower the cost of prescription drugs for consumers and for the federal...more
On August 4, 2020, a bipartisan coalition of over 30 attorneys general led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry sent a letter request to United States Health and Human...more
Organizations that receive federal funds or that license technology from third parties that receive Federal funds need to be aware of Federal funding obligations under the Bayh-Dole Act. Any invention conceived or reduced to...more
Every year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends billions of federal dollars on research and development of new drugs and therapies for treating and preventing serious illnesses....more