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Abstract

All scientists at NIH, whether involved in laboratory or clinical research, need to be aware of the newly emerging field in Intellectual Property law that is broadly called "technology transfer." This chapter discusses a subset of the tools of technology transfer, called "technology development." Technology-development tools primarily involve a variety of agreements between private researchers and the Government designed to enable various forms of collaborative activity. A scientist who ignores the issues involved in technology development faces serious risks, including being sued, having reputations ruined, even possibly facing criminal penalties -- not to mention having ressearch efforts ruined. Properly handled, these tools can protect the researcher, the Government, and the private facility, and by doing so, help make the research possible.

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