Events

Many people in the tech transfer field are familiar with the 2011 US Supreme Court Stanford v. Roche decision. But not everyone is familiar with the April 2018 revisions to the Bayh-Dole Act regarding the obligation for universities to require employees to assign invention rights to their university, or the approach on the format and timing of assignments in Europe. This session will provide an overview suggestions for ensuring compliance in both jurisdictions.

Join UTRF Senior Staff Attorney Lakita Cavin, along with Maura O’Connell and Michael Wiwchar for this AUTM Webinar!

Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the Bayh-Dole Act changes, effective May 14, 2018, in so far as they affect universities
• Identify best practices for drafting an assignment
• Discuss timing of signing such an assignment

• Identify assignments that work for the US and abroad, including the EPO
• Discuss notarization requirements; and assignor/assignee signing requirements

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The East Tennessee Chapter of the BioTN Academic Alliance, formerly known as the Life Science Tennessee Academic Alliance, will hold its first meeting of 2021 from 7 to 8 p.m. EST on January 21. Topics to be discussed include: (1) a joint job fair with the Memphis and Nashville chapters; (2) the 2021 “Scipreneur Pitch Competition”; and (3) reinventing the “Beer and Biotech” events as “Virtual Beers and Careers” as a way to get people reconnected. To participate, go to this link.