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

Answer

The government use license is a royalty-free, nonexclusive right for the US government to use the invention for governmental purposes.

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

Answer

CRO agreements typically include clear IP ownership clauses so that improvements or new inventions developed during contracted work belong to the commissioning party.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Design patent

Answer

A design patent protects the unique visual appearance or ornamental characteristics of a manufactured article.

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

Answer

A patent thicket is a dense cluster of patents held by multiple parties covering a technology area, complicating and increasing the cost of commercialization.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A patent pool allows licensees to obtain all necessary essential patents through a single licensing arrangement, dramatically simplifying compliance and negotiations.

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CLP CLP Technology Transfer & IP Management 3