TAG submitted comments in response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) proposed change to rulemaking, strongly opposing amendments to remove crucial public health safeguards from the Bayh-Dole Act. March-in rights and other provisions to hold manufacturers accountable when federally funded inventions are exorbitantly priced and are critically important to public health and the right to science. TAG urges the US government to strengthen, not weaken, provisions that help secure access to lifesaving publicly funded technologies.
TAG Comments on NIST’s Proposed Rulemaking Changes