Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation - Intellectual Property
Rob Sahr on the Administration’s Aggressive Approach to Bayh-Dole Compliance
Due in part to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which incentivized universities to commercialize their technology, the number of academic spinouts has grown in recent years. This is particularly true in the life sciences space,...more
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES - Life sciences companies are forming AI-driven strategic collaborations with tech giants, creating synergy that promises to revolutionize the industry. Companies like NVIDIA,...more
U.S. universities and academic institutions rely heavily on federal grants to fund their research and generate innovations in life sciences. Universities often out-license patents protecting inventions created using federal...more
On January 10, 2024, Senators Chris Coons and Thom Tillis introduced a bill titled Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (“IEICA”). The IEICA would require that the Comptroller General provide a report to certain...more
The Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are requesting comments on a “draft guidance framework designed to help federal agencies evaluate when it may be appropriate to exercise...more
The Situation: On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a proposed framework for federal agencies regarding the exercise of the government's march-in rights for federally...more
On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a draft guidance document regarding the government’s exercise of “march-in” rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. The following Q&A, in...more
On December 7, the Biden administration announced a proposed framework for determining whether the government may exercise its march-in rights to license pharmaceutical patents to third parties if it determines that the price...more
On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a draft guidance document regarding the government’s exercise of “march-in” rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. The Bayh-Dole march-in...more
The Biden Administration’s recent publication of the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights and its request for comments on the draft guidance will impact how march-in rights...more
On December 7, 2023, the Biden administration announced a blueprint for a framework that may be a tough pill to swallow for the pharmaceutical industry. This framework suggests that drug prices should be a crucial factor in...more
Last month, Moderna Therapeutics, one of the global leaders in the race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine, made the following statement regarding enforcement of its patents: We feel a special obligation under the current...more