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Developing an intellectual property portfolio for the academic or not-for-profit institution

Selectivity is the key to the science of hitting IP home runs.

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The author acknowledges the helpful comments of his partner Jerrold B. Reilly in the Los Angeles office of Jones Day. The views expressed in this article are personal to the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Jones Day or of any of the firm's clients.

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Bloomberg, C. Developing an intellectual property portfolio for the academic or not-for-profit institution. Nat Biotechnol 23, 119–121 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0105-119

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