DNA Patent Policies at Academic Institutions

描述(由申请者提供)：总体目标是研究12个学术机构关于其DNA专利的许可政策和实践。拟议的项目被设想为一项试验性研究，将检验对这些政策和做法进行更全面的后续研究的可行性。具体目标如下：(1)为“基于DNA的专利”一词提供一个明确、简明的定义；(2)分析基于DNA的专利的亚型，使用有助于理解它们商业化的政策和做法的类别；(3)收集和发布有关美国和加拿大所有学术机构持有的基于DNA的专利数量的准确、最新信息；(4)邀请所有拥有最少25项这类专利的机构的技术转移办公室参与一项有关它们对DNA专利的专利和发牌政策的先导研究；。(5)在项目谘询委员会的协助下，挑选12名有代表性的积极回应者，更详细地研究它们的发牌政策；。(6)向12间参与的机构的技术转移办公室提供其基于DNA的专利的分类清单，并就类别征求意见；。(7)透过问卷调查和跟进访问，收集这些机构就基于DNA的专利获发牌的详细资料；。(8)分析和公布收集到的数据，特别注意至少部分基于联邦资助的研究的DNA专利许可政策和做法；(9)在项目的第二年，选择10项专利或专利集群，并开发案例研究，说明基于DNA专利的技术转让。这些案例研究中至少有一个将集中在研究工具上。(10)根据试验研究的结果，考虑对美国和加拿大学术机构基于DNA的专利的许可政策和做法进行更全面的后续研究的可行性和实用性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal is to study the licensing policies and practices of 12 academic institutions regarding their DNA-based patents. The proposed project is conceived as a pilot study that will test the feasibility of conducting a more comprehensive follow-up study of such policies and practices. Specific aims are as follows: (1) To provide a clear, concise definition of the phrase "DNA-based patents"; (2) to analyze DNA-based patents into subtypes, using categories that are useful for understanding the policies and practices under which they are commercialized; (3) to gather and publish precise, up-to-date information on the number of U.S. DNA-based patents held by all U.S. and Canadian academic institutions; (4) to invite the technology transfer offices of all institutions holding at least 25 such patents to participate in a pilot study of their patenting and licensing policies regarding DNA-based patents; (5) with the aid of a project advisory board, to select a representative group of 12 positive respondents for more detailed study of their licensing policies; (6) to provide the technology transfer offices of the 12 participating institutions with categorized lists of their DNA-based patents, and to solicit input on categories; (7) to gather detailed information about the licensing of DNA-based patents at these institutions through a questionnaire and follow-up interviews; (8) to analyze and publish the data that have been gathered, paying special attention to policies and practices regarding the licensing of DNA-based patents that were based, at least in part, on research supported by federal funding; (9) during the second year of the project, to select 10 patents or clusters of patents and to develop case studies that illustrate technology transfer based on DNA-based patents. At least one of these case studies will be focused on a research tool. (10) In light of the results from the pilot study, to consider the feasibility and utility of conducting a more comprehensive follow-up study of licensing policies and practices regarding DNA-based patents at U.S. and Canadian academic institutions.