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Biden White House Executive Order opposes change in Bayh-Dole March-In regulations

Posted on July 12, 2021 by James Love

On July 9, 2021, the Biden White House has issued an Executive Order on competition which includes opposition to the Trump effort to narrow Bayh-Dole march-in rights over pricing concerns. This is the first time since 1995 there has been… Continue Reading →

KEI Briefing Note 2021:3, The number of standard and material CRADAs executed by the NIH from 1985 to 2020 and the relationship to NIH reasonable pricing clause

The number of standard and material CRADAs executed by the NIH from 1985 to 2020 and the relationship to NIH reasonable pricing clause KEI Briefing Note 2021:3 James Love April 5, 2021 KEI-BN-2021-3

Kathryn Ardizzone, KEI Comment to NIST Regarding Proposal to Deny Members of the Public Standing to Appeal Government Licenses

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Kathryn Ardizzone

PDF version here: KA-KEI-NIST-Standing-26March2021 More on the NIST proposed changes to the Bayh-Dole Regulations: https://www.keionline.org/35432 Kathryn Ardizzone Counsel, Knowledge Ecology International National Institute of Standards and Technologies Rights to Federally Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government Owned Inventions Docket No.:… Continue Reading →

Luis Gil Abinader NIST comments on the definition of Subject Invention, 26 March 2021

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Luis Gil Abinader

PDF version here:LGA-NIST-Subject-Invention-definition-26March2021 More on the NIST proposed changes to the Bayh-Dole Regulations. https://www.keionline.org/35432 Comments of Luis Gil Abinader of Knowledge Ecology International on the redefinition of “Subject Invention” to Narrow the Inventions to Which Government Rights Attach (Modify 37… Continue Reading →

On Joe Allen’s claims that former Senators can provide authoritative statements on legislative intent decades after leaving office, especially when they worked as lobbyists

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Kathryn Ardizzone

A recent blog published in IPWatchdog expresses outrage at accurate observations made by James Love, director of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), that former Senators Birch Bayh and Bob Dole acquired financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry between the enactment of… Continue Reading →

NIST Proposed Revisions to Bayh-Dole Act Regulations

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Claire Cassedy

New: Biden White House Executive Order opposes change in Bayh-Dole March-In regulations. (KEI has an email list to discuss this issue here: http://lists.keionline.org/mailman/listinfo/bayh-dole-regulations_lists.keionline.org) The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published on January 4, 2021, a… Continue Reading →

KEI receives seven new contracts for COVID 19 research from BARDA and DOD, including five using “Other Transactions Authority” that weaken or eliminate Bayh-Dole and FAR Safeguards

Posted on July 1, 2020 by James Love

KEI has a number of outstanding requests under the United States Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for contracts related to biomedical innovations to control or treat the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, June 25, and Friday, June 26, we received a… Continue Reading →

KEI Comments to NIST on Interagency Edison System for Reporting Federally Funded Inventions, 84 FR 68128, Docket No. 191126-0092

Posted on January 27, 2020 by James Love

Filed in 84 FR 68128, Docket No. 191126-0092. KEI-NIST-RFC-iEdison, 27Jan2020 January 27, 2020 Dr. Courtney Silverthorn Deputy Director, Technology Partnerships Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Partnerships Office 100 Bureau Drive, MS 2200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, mailto:courtney.silverthorn@nist.gov Re:… Continue Reading →

KEI Comment on the NIST Green Paper on Bayh-Dole technology transfer recommendations regarding march-in and government use rights

Posted on April 24, 2019 by James Love

KEI Advisory on NIST Green Paper RE: Publication of NIST Green Paper on Innovation and Federally-funded R&D Date: Expected Release by NIST on Weds, April 24, 2019 Background On Wednesday, April 24, 2019, The National Institute of Standards and Technology… Continue Reading →

Open letter on NIST Draft Green Paper on Bayh-Dole Act Policies and Regulations

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Claire Cassedy

Open letter on NIST Draft Green Paper on Bayh-Dole Act Policies and Regulations 5 April 2019 FMI: Claire Cassedy, claire.cassedy@keionlineorg +1.202.332.2670 Washington, 5 April 2019 – Eleven non-governmental organizations have sent a letter to members of the US Congress, highlighting… Continue Reading →

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