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COGR and other higher education associations released a statement expressing the view that bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate, seeking to address abusive litigation practices of patent trolls while protecting the integrity of our patent system, was a substantial improvement over the pending House version (HR 9).

The document announces the issuance of a memorandum by Undersecretary of Defense John J. Young, Jr., which affirms the Department of Defense’s policy to avoid restricting publication or dissemination of results from DOD-funded basic and applied research, except in cases where such research is classified or otherwise legally restricted. This policy clarification follows concerns highlighted in a ne

The document outlines the current focus areas and activities of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) as of August 17, 2015, categorized under four main committees: Contracts and Intellectual Property, Costing Policies, Research Compliance and Administration, and Research and Regulatory Reform. The Contracts and Intellectual Property Committee addresses issues related to compliance with the