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Author Archives: Gerald Barnett
Intersections and Progress
It’s Thanksgiving in the United States–time for harvest, family, and giving thanks. Here at Research Enterprise we can be grumpy and snarky at times, and often there’s good reason for it. But the idea of progress, of learning from the … Continue reading
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Another misstatement of Bayh-Dole that could use an update
Here is another misstatement of Bayh-Dole in the wild, in a history of the Stanford OTL: Another significant event took place in 1980, when the U.S. Congress passed Public Law 96-517, the Bayh-Dole Act, which provided that rights to inventions … Continue reading
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Environments for Entrepreneurs (and the models that don’t help them)
The first part of this series commented on the primary findings of Walter Valdivia’s new Brookings Institution report calling for universities to look at startups as a way to “transfer technology.” I appreciate Valdivia’s work. It’s good to have a discussion … Continue reading
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Sparrows, Mockingbirds, and Crows
Walter Valdivia at the Brookings Institution has a new report out, noted by the New York Times, on how to improve “technology transfer.” Valdivia is one of the more astute commentators on university licensing behaviors, and it’s valuable to consider … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Technology Transfer
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An Open Letter to the New York Times
For some reason, the New York Times response form is down. So I thought I’d post this letter here while I wait for the response form to come back on line. Mr. Pérez-peña: On November 21 the New York Times … Continue reading
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A Redtail’s Dream for University IP Management
[Update 10/21/2018: Sundberg raised $124,000 on Indiegogo to print book one of her webcomic Stand Still. Stay Silent. She then raised $250,000 on Kickstarter to print book two. The webcomic is available “for free” on the web. Sundberg has … Continue reading
Posted in Commons, Freedom, Innovation, Projects, Technology Transfer
Tagged crowd funding, NIPIA, open source, Sundberg, webcomic
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Simple Bayh-Dole
Introduction The Bayh-Dole Act is a complex piece of work, with a tangle of requirements and implementing regulations, with plenty of opportunity for misunderstandings and exploitation. In other places, I have worked to show in detail how the Bayh-Dole Act … Continue reading
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Silicon Valley Chapter LES Software Conference
Next Wednesday, Nov 13, UC Berkeley and the Silicon Valley Chapter of LES are hosting a one-day conference on “software and copyright IP commercialization.” If you are in the Bay Area, or need an excuse to get to the Bay … Continue reading
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Freedman's Science & Technology Strategy Conundrums
Benoît Godin suggested that I take a look at Ron Freedman’s “10 S&T Strategy Conundrums.” I think it’s a document that a lot of folks should read. While Freedman is focused on the situation in Canada, there’s a lot for … Continue reading
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Federal Sweep and Swamp Policy
The US government proposes spending $1b on innovation in manufacturing. If one likes government spending on such things, this sounds like a really good thing. Here is a link to the NNMI homepage overview. The preliminary design document for the … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Policy, Sponsored Research, Technology Transfer
Tagged linear model, manufacturing, NNMI, TRL
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