CRA Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer 3

Question 1

Export controls most commonly applicable to technology transfer activities include which of the following regulations?

Accepted Answer

EAR (Export Administration Regulations) and ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)

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FERPA and HIPAA

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The Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act

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OMB Circular A-133 and 2 CFR 200

Question 2

University royalty-sharing policies typically distribute a portion of licensing revenues to:

Accepted Answer

The inventors, their departments, and the university

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The federal agency that sponsored the original research

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The licensee company as a commercialization incentive

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Exclusively to the university's general operating fund

Question 3

A Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA), also known as an NDA, in a research context primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Protect proprietary or unpublished information shared between parties before a formal agreement

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Establish the ownership of any inventions made during a collaboration

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Replace the need for patent protection on a shared technology

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Authorize a company to conduct research using university facilities

Question 4

Under Bayh-Dole, a university's obligation to file for patent protection on a subject invention is triggered only if:

Accepted Answer

The institution elects to retain title to the invention

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The inventor personally requests patent filing within 30 days

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The federal agency mandates filing as a condition of award

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The technology has already been published in a peer-reviewed journal

Question 5

A startup company created to commercialize university-developed technology is commonly referred to as a:

Accepted Answer

Spinout or spinoff company

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Subrecipient

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Joint venture partner

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Prime contractor

Question 6

Which of the following best describes a 'field-of-use' restriction in a technology license?

Accepted Answer

A limitation restricting the licensee's use of the technology to a defined application area

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A geographic limit on where the licensee can sell products

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A provision requiring the licensee to sublicense to competitors

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A clause mandating open-source publication of improvements

Question 7

The 'first-to-file' patent system adopted by the U.S. under the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 means that:

Accepted Answer

The first applicant to file a patent application is generally entitled to the patent

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The inventor who first conceived the invention receives the patent regardless of when they file

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Universities must always file before industry sponsors in collaborative research

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Foreign inventors are given priority over domestic filers