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 →
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
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 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 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 →