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Abstract
The Bayh-Dole Act is an inspired piece of legislation. But its "march-in" provisions are too often a source of confusion and fear for private-sector companies that want to do business with the US government--despite the fact that the government has never exercised its march-in rights. Are there alternatives to march-in rights that would effectively serve the government's public policy needs while eliminating this perceived threat to private intellectual property rights? This Article describes march-in rights in theory and practice, and then weighs several alternatives to traditional Bayh-Dole march-in rights.
Recommended Citation
David S. Bloch,
Alternatives to March-In Rights,
18 Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
247
(2020)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw/vol18/iss2/2