The creation of university technology transfer offices accelerated rapidly in the United States after the Bayh-Dole Act was passed.

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The Bayh-Dole Act, passed in 1980, allowed universities and other institutions receiving federal funding to own and license inventions created from that funding. This incentivized the creation of technology transfer offices to manage and commercialize these inventions. The number of technology transfer offices in the US has since grown significantly.

The Creation of University Technology Transfer Offices Accelerated Rapidly in the United