FAQs - BiOS Agreements
How do BiOS-compliant agreements work?
What is a 'protected commons'?
Is using open source technology any different from putting the technology into the public domain?
Why bother to obtain a BiOS license?
What happens when researchers use patented technology without licenses?
How can a business make a profit using technology obtained under a BiOS-compatible agreement?
Do BiOS-compatible agreements allow patenting of improvements?
Who would want a BiOS license?
To what entities is a BiOS-type agreement available?
What types of technology are available under BiOS licenses now?
Can other technology be made available for use under the license?
Does a BiOS license cover only patented technologies?
Is there a research exemption?
How do I obtain a BiOS license?
Will a BiOS-compatible agreement encourage investment?
Does the license cover only patented technologies?
The BiOS license was designed to extend "open source" provisions designed for copyright, a very different type of intellectual property, so that it could cover technology subject to patent claims.
However, the BiOS license includes unpatented knowhow now, and will soon include some significant technology developed by CAMBIA related to promoters, which CAMBIA made the decision not to patent. The grant of allowance to use patented technology in the license is what allows the enforcement of license provisions, but much of the license is about norms of sharing that are to be encouraged.
The associated support agreement covers not only knowhow and materials not
necessarily covered by the patent claims, but also technology data, for example
data related to biosafety and data needed for regulatory approvals.
CAMBIA and Licensees have the option at any time of designating further
unpatented and non-patentable technology and information as being additional
improvements and technology data available to all licensees to be shared under
the license.
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