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Federal Circuit Bar Journal The National Quarterly Review of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Volume 29, Number 3 Published by Federal Circuit Bar Association® Federal Circuit Bar Journal Volume 29, Number 3 FACULTY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Steven L. Schooner Joshua I. Schwartz John M. Whealan Professor Professor Associate Dean, Intellectual Property The George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School Federal Circuit Bar Journal Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Student Editorial Board The George Washington University Law School 2019–2020 ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sharon Israel James E. Brookshire James F. McKeown Chair, Federal Circuit Bar Journal Executive Director Crowell & Moring LLP Committee Federal Circuit Bar Association® Washington, DC Editor-in-Chief Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Washington, DC Jonathan Trinh Houston, TX Charles F. 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The Proposed Amendment to the BPCIA Conclusion 387 The Bayh-Dole Act: Is it the Proper Treatment for the Big Pharma Price-Gouging Epidemic? NATALIE GOLDBERG Introduction I. Cost of Prescription Drugs and Lack of Affordability II. Proposing the Bayh-Dole Act as a Means to Address the High Cost of Prescription Drugs III. Consequences if the Government Chooses to Use