Last week we posted a case that will go before the Supreme Court in India where a patent was not issued to a major pharmaceutical company for a cancer drug,…
The case involves a section of the patent law in India that is designed to prevent companies from receiving new patents by making minor changes to existing drugs, unless those…
A recent article discusses the advent of synthetic biology, the creation of entirely artificial life forms through DNA sequencing. With respect to intellectual property, this raises several questions, including the…
As part of a growing trend in technology commercialization and economic development, several institutions are creating specific campuses for the purpose of uniting public colleges and private corporations in the…
AUTM has officially released a new web portal, intended to facilitate partnership between corporations and research institutions. While several similar portals already exist, including the recently discussed initiative from the…
Following passage of the patent reform bill, the debate continues regarding the impact that this will have on technology transfer at US academic and other non-profit institutions. A significant part…
In order to facilitate material transfer requests for non-profit research organizations, the National Institutes of Health has announced plans to release a new web-based system in December 2011. This development…
DHHS recently published their changes to the regulations concerning management of conflict of interest where PHS funding is involved. These changes can be readily accounted for using configurations within the…
One of the most important characteristics of any technology transfer office is the mandate under which it operates. While the goal of technology transfer is to bring the results of…
There have been some questions recently regarding obligations to identify and manage potential conflict of interest with respect to intellectual property, and what that means for both conflict of interest…