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Best practices in university invention management, 3
We are working through ipHandbook’s discussion of best practices in university ownership of inventions. After a clear discussion of invention ownership–inventors own their inventions unless they have agreed to assign them or it is equitable to find that circumstances imply … Continue reading
Posted in IP, Policy, Sponsored Research
Tagged employment, invention, ownership, policy, resources, Shaw
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Best practices in university invention management, 2
We are working through an article in the ipHandbook that argues for “best practices” in university ownership of inventions. The article spends little time discussing how faculty are employed in their research work, nor the other requirements of university policy … Continue reading
Posted in IP, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged invention, ipHandbook, ownership, policy
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Best practices in university invention management, 1
Things get complicated that don’t have to be complicated when it comes to university ownership of inventions. Administrators make things complicated, then argue for lots of money to pay for the talent to navigate those complications, and then more money … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, Bozonet, Freedom, Policy, Stanford v Roche, Technology Transfer
Tagged invention, ipHandbook, ownership, policy
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The IPA and Wisconsin’s 1969 Patent Policy, 7
The start of this article is here: The IPA and Wisconsin’s 1969 Patent Policy, 1 WARF’s Charter and Antitrust WARF’s charter was designed to prevent the University of Wisconsin from using its money for non-scientific research–social sciences, humanities, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, History, Policy, Sponsored Research
Tagged antitrust, march-in, patent, policy, public covenant, scientific research, Steenbock, vitamin D, WARF
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To fix Bayh-Dole on reasonable pricing, why not start by enforcing the law?
I spent some time working through whether Bayh-Dole requires reasonable pricing. The simple answer is “No.” Of course, the simple answer isn’t very helpful, or accurate. Bayh-Dole does not require reasonable pricing by design of those drafting the bill. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole
Tagged Bayh-Dole, competition, IPA, march-in, policy, price, reasonable
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The beating of Vannevar Bush will continue until productivity improves
Apparently it is popular in science policy to think that Vannevar Bush failed to have insights worth pursuing when it comes to science policy. Dan Sarewitz calls him a liar. Venkatesh Narayahnamurti and Toluwalogo Odumosu blame him for a distinction between … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Policy, Vannever Bush
Tagged freedom, policy, rules, science, Vannevar Bush
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When to disclose inventions? Part I. Arizona State
Here is a basic question: When should university-based inventors disclose their inventions to the university administration? This is a remarkably difficult question. Is it when the invention is “made”? If so, what does it mean to “make” an invention? What … Continue reading
Moose Turd Pie, and No Good
The Economist ran a cover story last week on “how science goes wrong”: An argument of the piece is that journals like splashy claims but don’t have room for studies that announce validation of prior reports. The article goes on … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Freedom, Innovation, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged Ioannidis, IP, moose turd pie, policy, Teece
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University of Utah’s Policy on State Control of Research Results
University patent policies these days typically contain a definition of “invention.” Often they try to conflate copyright and patent matters and introduce a new definition, such as “discovery” or “intellectual property” in an attempt at administrative convenience. These new definitions … Continue reading
1962 University of Arizona patent policy allowed inventors to choose their agent
In Neal Stephenson’s Anathem, in an earth-history parallel but someways upside downed from our own, there is an order of “avouts” or knowledge-monks called Lorites. A Lorite is “A member of a Order founded by Saunt Lora, who believed that … Continue reading