Bas Nabulsi walks you through the basics of insuring maximum rights inventions which are the subject of federal funding, whether through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, OTAs or CRADAs. Dan and Bas will discuss some of the perils inherent in not meeting the notice and disclosure requirements of the regulations promulgated under the Bayh-Dole statute and Executive Order, the domestic manufacturing requirement, and recent efforts to jump start available but never used “march-in” rights by federal agencies.
Bas Nabulsi has delivered valued counsel to innovative technology companies in strategic IP portfolio management for 30-plus years. In addition to his significant experience as in-house counsel and a private practice lawyer, Bas leverages his engineering background and familiarity with product development and commercialization in his work. He brings a deep understanding of chemical, mechanical, and electromechanical engineering as well as the dynamic fields of “business method” patents and software-based technologies.