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Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act

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A quick definition of Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act:

The Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act, also known as the Bayh-Dole Act, is a law that allows the U.S. Government to take ownership or require licensing of inventions made by small businesses and nonprofit organizations while participating in federally funded programs. If an entity funded by the government creates an invention during a federally funded program, they must disclose it and can choose to keep the rights to it by filing a patent application. However, the government can still intervene and require the entity to grant licenses in certain situations. This law is found in 35 USCA §§ 200-212 and is also referred to as March-In Rights.

A more thorough explanation:

The Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act, also known as the Bayh-Dole Act, is a federal law that allows the U.S. Government to take ownership or require licensing of inventions made by small businesses and non-profit organizations while participating in federally funded programs.

For example, if a small business receives funding from the government to develop a new technology, the government may require the business to disclose any inventions made during the project. The business can choose to keep ownership of the invention and file for a patent, but the government still has the right to force the business to grant licenses to others if necessary.

The purpose of the Bayh-Dole Act is to encourage innovation and the commercialization of new technologies by allowing small businesses and non-profit organizations to retain ownership of their inventions and benefit financially from them.

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21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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