CLP CLP Technology Transfer & IP Management 3

Question 1

Under Bayh-Dole, universities must grant the US government a 'government use license.' What does this entitle the government to do?

Accepted Answer

Practice the invention for or on behalf of the government without paying royalties

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Override the university's exclusive license to any commercial partner

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Publish the invention without restriction

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Transfer patent title to a federal laboratory

Question 2

A CRO (contract research organization) license typically includes which provision to protect the licensor?

Accepted Answer

IP ownership clause ensuring inventions made under the contract revert to or vest in the licensor

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Exclusive commercialization rights for the CRO in all territories

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A waiver of all milestone payments if trials fail

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Automatic assignment of all copyrights to the CRO

Question 3

Which type of IP is most likely to protect the ornamental design of a consumer product?

Accepted Answer

Design patent

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Utility patent

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Trade secret

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Certification mark

Question 4

What is a patent thicket, and how does it affect technology transfer?

Accepted Answer

A dense web of overlapping patents that a company must navigate or license to commercialize a technology

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A strategy of filing many continuation applications to delay competitor licensing

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A group of patents pooled by several universities for joint licensing

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A legal doctrine that invalidates weak patents blocking commercialization

Question 5

What is the primary advantage of a patent pool for licensees in a standards-based technology field?

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One-stop licensing that bundles essential patents under a single agreement, reducing transaction costs

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Elimination of all royalty obligations for pool members

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Guaranteed cross-licensing with all pool participants at no cost

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Protection from antitrust scrutiny for price-fixing on royalty rates

Question 6

In university tech transfer, what is a 'field of use' restriction in a license?

Accepted Answer

A clause limiting the licensee's rights to a specific application or market segment of the technology

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A geographic boundary restricting where the licensee can sell

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A time limit on how long the license remains active

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A royalty rate adjustment triggered when the licensee enters new markets