Résumé :
One of the main features of the academic entrepreneurship is undoubtedly the use of intellectual property rights and, more particularly, the patenting of scientific discoveries. If the early 1980s and the adoption of the Bayh -Dole Act in the United States are considered as a turning point, the use of the intellectual property rights by scientific organizations have to be taken into account in the long term, by integrating both discourses and practice. Besides, the US situation has (...)