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Are you interested in learning about how to license from or collaborate with the NIH? Since the 1970s, the Intramural Research Program (IRP) has served as the in-house research and clinical arm of the NIH. Despite our success, many potential industry collaborators and licensees still see NIH solely

In Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., 125 S. Ct. 2372 (Jun. 13, 2005), the Supreme Court considered the scope of the exemption from patent infringement embodied in 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1). Under §271(e)(1), also referred to as the safe harbor provision, "[i]t shall not be an act of