- The Federal Government has established the following Principles for disseminating unique biomedical research resources that are not commercially available while respecting the intellectual property interests of the developers.
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Ensure academic freedom and publication
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Ensure appropriate implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (35 USC 200 et seq)
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Minimize administrative impediments to academic research
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Ensure dissemination of research resources developed with NIH funds.
- The research resources described are tangible research tools and materials used in the laboratory and are provided at either no cost or with a request to reimburse expenses associated with packaging, shipment, storage, maintenance, etc.
- Although specifically applicable to research tools/materials developed or used with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UAB applies these principles, to the limits possible, to obtaining and disseminating tools/materials regardless of source including commercial sources.
- Sharing Biomedical Research Resources: Principles an Guidelines for Recipients of NIH Research Grants and Contracts http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-12-23/pdf/99-33292.pdf