Abstract
University researchers help improve lives by solving problems that impact health, happiness, and societal wellbeing. Universities harness the power of faculty innovations and disseminate them to the public, using intellectual property to create protections and provide rewards. This process of technology transfer has been vibrant in US universities since at least the Second World War and has grown in importance everywhere since then. The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 helped spark formalized attention to technology transfer in the US and has inspired similar legislation in countries across the globe. ...
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2020
ISBN
9781788116626
Recommended Citation
Jacob H. Rooksby, Introduction, in Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (Jacob H. Rooksby ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020).
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Intellectual Property Law Commons, Legislation Commons, Science and Technology Law Commons
