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The Bayh-Dole Act: Fostering Innovation Potential Across All Industries

IP.com

While current controversy of the recent administration’s statement is specific to the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, The Bayh-Dole Act, officially known as the “University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act,” was enacted in 1980 in the United States with the purpose of reigniting U.S.

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Role And Significance Of IP Due-Diligence In M&A Transactions In India

IIPRD

With time intellectual property management has become a major aspect of business and growth. Companies frequently seek to grow their businesses or enter new markets by acquiring other companies, particularly those with intellectual property (IP) and/or technology. Joint ownership of Intellectual property.

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Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part II

Intepat

However, unequal expertise between the parties may result in an imbalance in the intellectual property assets and investments brought in by all the parties.