Context and history, and areas of current work.
Some current controversies
Litigation: KEI v. NIH et al.
2019, January 10. KEI Comments Regarding the NIST Special Publication 1234 Draft Green Paper on Return on Public Investment
2018, November 30. NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins falsely asserts Bayh-Dole safeguards do not address excessive pricing abuses .
2018, March 16. KEI Briefing Note 2018:1 . Bayh-Dole Obligations to Disclose Federal Funding in Patented
Inventions
2017. July 21. House Appropriations rejects Kaptur amendment (allow competition for gov funded drugs if prices higher than reference countries )
2017, July 17. Senate Armed Services Committee directive on use of Bayh-Dole rights for DoD funded drugs .
2017, June 6. KEI asks the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt a policy on licensing CRISPR patents
2016, December 17. KEI comments to NIST on Bayh-Dole Act Regulations .
2016, September 23. Differences between the march-in, royalty free right, and government use options
2016, September 17. NIH Waivers for U.S. Manufacturing Requirements for Federally-Funded Drugs
A few older pages
2012, August 24. Birch Bayh’s competing interests and evolving views
2009, September 2.Some general notes on the Bayh-Dole Act . (A bit dated now, but still has some useful background.)
2001, March 28. Letter to US Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson regarding access to NIH funded patents
2001, March 28. Letter from Ralph Nader, James Love and Robert Weissman to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson , regarding WHO right to use NIH funded inventions
2001, July 6. Letter from DHHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson letter to Ralph Nader Regarding WHO rights to use inventions funded by the NIH
1999, October 21. Letter from Dr. Varmus rejecting “standardized transfer of manufacturing and distribution rights to the WHO or any other nonprofit organization”
1999, September 3. Letter to NIH asking that WHO have right to use NIH funded inventions
1980, September 23. Views of Representatives Jack Brooks and Toby Moffett on Bayh-Dole Act , HOUSE REPORT NO. 96-1307 (Part II), SEPT. 23, 1980