CRA Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer 2

Question 1

A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is used to govern the transfer of:

Accepted Answer

Tangible research materials between institutions or companies

Answer

An MTA is a contract that defines the terms and conditions under which tangible biological or chemical materials (e.g., cell lines, compounds, reagents) are shared between organizations.

Question 2

Copyright protection for works created by university employees in the scope of their employment generally belongs to:

Accepted Answer

The university as the employer under the work-for-hire doctrine

Answer

Under the work-for-hire doctrine, copyrights in works created by employees within the scope of their employment typically vest in the employer (the university), though many institutions have policies granting faculty rights to scholarly works.

Question 3

Which of the following is an advantage of maintaining a trade secret over seeking patent protection?

Accepted Answer

Trade secrets can be maintained indefinitely as long as secrecy is preserved

Answer

Unlike patents which expire after 20 years and require public disclosure, trade secrets can last indefinitely as long as reasonable steps are taken to maintain their confidentiality.

Question 4

The SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program requires that small businesses receiving awards:

Accepted Answer

Retain the principal research at U.S.-based small businesses and keep data rights

Answer

SBIR policy requires that the principal research be conducted by the small business concern and that data rights are retained by the awardee, supporting commercialization by domestic small businesses.

Question 5

An inter-institutional agreement (IIA) in technology transfer is typically needed when:

Accepted Answer

An invention is jointly made by researchers at two or more institutions

Answer

When researchers at two or more institutions jointly develop an invention, an inter-institutional agreement defines how the institutions will share ownership, costs, and commercialization revenues.

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CRA Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer 2