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It is a federal law co-authored by two senators, Birch Bayh of Indiana and Robert Dole of Kansas. The Bayh-Dole act entitles universities to the ownership rights to IP supported by tax dollars, and the university is required to transfer it to the private sector for commercialization. However, the government retains a non-exclusive license to practice the IP.
