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Connecticut Supreme Court Decision

Connecticut Supreme Court Decision...more

Ownership of Inventions Funded with Federal Research Grants

The FY-2012 National Defense Authorization Act reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2017. Administered by the U.S. Small Business...more

Groups Petition for NIH Exercise of March-in Rights over Abbott Laboratories' Norvir®

Since 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act has encouraged, facilitated, and required universities and other recipients of Federal grant money to license inventions resulting from funded research for commercialization. While this has been...more

Access to Confidential Information in Failed Bid Not Allowed

A recent Order (MO-2786) of a Senior Adjudicator of the Office of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner provides a useful guide for organizations wishing to protect confidential and financial information submitted...more

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's First Interpretation of the 2008 Right-To-Know Law: Release of Third-Party Contractor/Vendor...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued its first decision interpreting the new Right-to-Know Law, requiring a municipal stadium authority to produce bids in possession of its private management company, but setting forth a...more

Military Flash Drive Producer Sued For Copyright And Patent Infringement

California based IronKey is being slapped with two lawsuits in federal court. One is for patent infringement, the other copyright infringement. Most companies that do business in the technology area are global in reach,...more

Invention Assignment Following Stanford v. Roche: Implications for Technology Transfer and Government Contracts

Last week the United States Supreme Court clarified the respective invention ownership rights between federal contractors and their employee-inventors under the Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. §§201(e), (c), 202(a)) (the “Act”) in...more

Supreme Court Decision: Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

In its decision announced yesterday in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 563 U.S. ___ (2011), the Supreme Court clarified the ownership of inventions resulting from...more

Frankenstein's Monster: Data Rights Changes Adopted In The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2011

A great deal of discussion has transpired regarding recent legislation that reportedly could alter significantly the established “follow-the-funds” test used for the allocation of intellectual property rights in data...more

Overview of PRC Contract Law Principles and Tips on Contract Drafting for China Market

An Overview of PRC Contract Law and Tips on Risk Management in Legal Drafting for the China Market...more

How to Become a United States Government Contractor

Listing on the United States Central Contractor Registry (CCR)is a prerequisite for obtaining government contracts and research grants. This article presents the steps to take in order to be listed....more

How to Become a United States Government Contractor

This article discloses how to become eligible for government contracts and research grants. It does not address getting on the GSA schedule....more