NIST Proposes Clarifications to Bayh-Dole March-in Rights Regulations

On Jan. 4, 2021, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published for notice and comment proposed rulemaking regarding “Rights to Federally Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government Owned Inventions (1).” These regulations relate to the operation of the Bayh-Dole Act, which encourages technology transfer and commercialization of inventions made under research grants from the federal government. The law has always had its detractors, but the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the temperature on the issues of drug pricing, compulsory licensing, patent waivers, and federal march-in rights. These considerations are relevant to the changes NIST is proposing, and the comments—estimated to be more than 1800—reflect the passions the topic has engendered.

Read this article in BioPharm International’s October 2021 Regulatory Sourcebook eBook.

About the author

Kevin E. Noonan is a partner with McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and co-chair of the firm’s Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Practice Group.

Article Details

BioPharm International
eBook: Regulatory Sourcebook
October 2021
Pages: 26-29

Citation

When referring to this article, please cite it as K. Noonan, “NIST Proposes Clarifications to Bayh-Dole March-in Rights Regulations," BioPharm International’s Regulatory Sourcebook eBook (October 2021)