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The Bayh–Dole Act & Public Rights In Federally Funded Inventions: Will The Agencies Ever Go Marching In?, Ryan Whalen

Northwestern University Law Review

For over thirty years, the Bayh–Dole Act has granted federal agencies the power to force the recipients of federal research funding to license the resulting inventions to third parties. Despite having this expansive power, no federal agency has ever seen fit to utilize it. This Note explores why Bayh–Dole march-in rights have never been used, and proposes reforms that would help ensure that, in the instances when they are most required, the public is able to access the inventions it bankrolled.

There have been five documented march-in petitions since the Bayh–Dole Act was passed into law. Each petition was dismissed …

Section 7209 Of The Intelligence Reform And Terrorism Prevention Act Of 2004: Balancing The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative With International Tourism And Homeland Security, Marc Philip Hedrich

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

A disproportionately large percentage of worldwide international tourism revenue comes from the spending of U.S. citizens abroad or by foreigners visiting the United States. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ("WHTI"), as mandated by Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, puts intra-North American international tourism at risk. This Comment is an analysis of the WHTI and its effects on international tourism and homeland security in the United States.

Center Of Main Interests, International Insolvency Case Venue, And Equality Of Arms: The Eurofood Decision Of The European Court Of Justice, Samuel L. Bufford

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The European Court of Justice ("E.C.J.") issued a ruling on May 2, 2006 in the Eurofood case, finding that the commencement of an insolvency case for Eurofood in Ireland gave the Irish court priority under E.U. law over a similar insolvency case commenced shortly thereafter in Italy. The E.C.J.'s ruling responded to the Supreme Court of Ireland's referral to the E.C.J. of five questions of E.U. law based on the E.U. Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings ("E.U. Regulation"). The Irish Supreme Court had referred these questions to the E.C.J. preliminary to deciding a pending appeal of the Dublin High Court's decision …