BiOS License
By making the BiOS license cost-free, Cambia has sought to create 'freedom to innovate' in the scientific community. In lieu of royalties and other restrictions often imposed by legal agreements, the BiOS licenses impose on the licensee conditions to encourage cooperation and development of the technology. To be granted full, unfettered commercial rights to listed technologies, licensees are required to comply with three conditions:
- To share with all BiOS licensees any improvements in the core technologies as defined, for which they seek any Intellectual Property protection.
- To agree to not assert over other BiOS licensees their own or third-party rights that might dominate the defined technologies.
- To agree to share with the public any and all information about the biosafety of the defined technologies.
As with other legal instruments, definitions used in the BiOS licenses are important. The scope and core capabilities of the enabling technologies and platforms should be carefully defined to provide confidence in the development of viable business models surrounding the use of the BiOS license.
The adoption of the BiOS licenses has now extended to over 300 licensees worldwide.
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