The United States Bayh-Dole Act and its Effect on University Technology Transfer

• Main Author: Gotkin, Joel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2012
• Series: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC
• Subjects: Markenrecht; Urheberrecht / Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Medienrecht; Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This publication discusses one of the most influential pieces of legislation relating to technology transfer in the United States: The Bayh-Dole Act. The publication discusses the history that led to the groundbreaking Act, characterizes strengths and weaknesses of the Act from an economic and a pol...