Do I have to enter a name each time I do a research tool search?
	Yes, we request that you enter your name each time you do a research tool search.

	How is personal information handled?
	The personal information that is entered is handled very discreetly, based on Pfizer Japan, Inc.'s privacy protection policy. For more details, please read the information provided at the Privacy Policy.

	Don't research tools need to be patented?
	The existence, or lack, of patents does not affect the usefulness of research tools for research purposes. Some of the research tools on this site have been patented but most are not patented.

	Is it possible to obtain an exclusive license for a research tool?
	Research tools should be offered on a non-exclusive basis in order for the research community to develop. When a research tool is exclusively licensed to a particular researcher and other researchers no longer have access to the tool, this has a negative impact on the advancement of science. All of the research tools on this site can be licensed non-exclusively for research purposes.

	Tell me about the Bayh-Dole Act.
	It was enacted in 1980 as legislation sponsored by two U.S. Senators, Birch Bayh and Robert Dole. The Act amended American patent and trademark law. It allows universities, non-profit organizations, and small businesses to own inventions that result from federal government funding. The Act mandated that if inventions (research tools) were licensed, royalties must return to the inventors and to the research enterprise.

	How do you distinguish between commercial purposes and research purposes?
	To sell a research tool or to use it to manufacture something for sale is considered a commercial purpose. All other uses are considered research purposes.