Government Funded Inventions

We have several pages related specifically to the U.S. Bayh-Dole Act here. KEI efforts to address pricing and other public interest issues in more than 30 different NIH licensing cases, involving both patents and data rights, are here: http://keionline.org/nih-licenses KEI… Continue Reading

Areas of work

Below are a few links to pages that show our work in specific fields (note: this list is currently under construction and will be continually updated): Innovation and access to medical technologies Cancer Drugs Coronavirus/COVID-19 Orphan/Rare diseases A standalone page… Continue Reading

Bayh-Dole

Context and history, and areas of current work. Bayh-Dole timeline Timeline regarding Bayh-Dole march-in right requests Timeline regarding Bayh-Dole royalty-free requests Bayh-Dole Act confidentiality provisions timeline Licensing NIH owned patents and data, including KEI comments on proposed exclusive licenses, 2015… Continue Reading

Feb 24, 2017 – U.S. History, Experiences, and Prospects of Compulsory Licensing of Medical Patents


On Friday, February 24, 2017, KEI hosted a meeting exploring compulsory licensing in the United States.

Title: History, Experiences, and Prospects of Compulsory Licensing on Medical Patents in the United States
Date: Friday February 24, 2017
Location: Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
700 Second St. NE (near Union Station)
Washington, DC 20002

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