Bayh-Dole Act

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Bayh-Dole Act has been mentioned in one podcast episode on MIT CSAIL Alliances (Sep 2025). Legislation that changed how universities handle patents from federally funded research.

The Bayh–Dole Act or Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act is U.S. legislation permitting ownership by contractors of inventions arising from federal government-funded research. Sponsored by Senators Birch Bayh of Indiana and Bob Dole of Kansas, the Act was adopted in 1980, is codified at 94 Stat. 3015, and in 35 U.S.C. §§ 200–212, and is implemented by 37 C.F.R. 401 for federal funding agreements with contractors and 37 C.F.R 404 for licensing of inventions owned by the federal government.