The federal government on Friday told the Harvard University that it could control the school patents arising out of the latest funded research in a one -month quarrel between the Trump administration and the IV League College.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik is starting an “immediate comprehensive review” whether Harvard has complied with federal laws around the patent, he said in a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber.
A senior administration official said that the patents under consideration could be hundreds of crores of dollars, and in his letter, Lootnik threatened to give Harvard’s Patent Third -party license or take the title for any patent, where Harvard failed to follow the government. Topic And disclosure requirements.
Lutnik ordered the Massachusetts-based school to provide information on all the patents that it was obtained through the Sangh’s funded research.
“We believe that Harvard has failed to meet his obligations for the American taxpayer and is in violation of Harvard’s federal funding research programs and intellectual property, violating the statutory, regulatory and constructive needs,” Lutnik said.
He replied to Harvard by 5 September and to prove that it was complying with the Bay-Dole Act. Under that law, universities receiving federal research grants have to show that inventions issued from that funding are being used to benefit Americans.
The Trump administration wants Harvard to provide a list of all patents that are stem from federal grants, how patents are currently being implemented and details about licensing agreements, include whether they make “adequate American manufacturing” and identity of licenses.
Harvard has not yet responded to the remarks request.
