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?
To what entities is a BiOS license available?
The BiOS license is available to for-profits and non-profits. For-profits are being asked to provide partial support of the costs of providing services such as the BioForge, in which improved protocols, descriptions of improved materials, implementation and regulatory data are being supplied and documented, and costs of providing materials and knowhow to truly enable use.
Support requested from for-profits based in non-OECD countries is oriented more to in-kind provision than financial support.
The BiOS license is available to entities along any portion of the value creation chain, including research institutions, commercializers, entities such as hospitals or landowners providing clinical or field test data, end users.
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