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A Bayh-Dole Quickest Read–Ha! Ha! Ha!
Here’s an even shorter version of Bayh-Dole, with some paraphrasing. Use the patent system to promote the use of inventions. A nonprofit or small business firm may elect to retain title to any subject invention. A subject invention is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayh-Dole, quick read
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A Bayh-Dole Quicker Read–Ha! Ha!
A Twitterer admonished another Twitterer to give Bayh-Dole a quick read. Sigh. But then I thought that I could help out. Here’s a even really shorter version of Bayh-Dole, extracted from the bog puddle of the last post: use the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayh-Dole, bog, quick read
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A Bayh-Dole Quick Read–Ha!
A Twitterer admonished another Twitterer to give Bayh-Dole a quick read. Sigh. But then I thought that I could help out. Here’s a really short version of Bayh-Dole, extracted from the swamp of muddy drafting that is Bayh-Dole, with bold … Continue reading
The VPR Letters, No. 4
Dear Vice Provost for Research, It’s been a while, and I thought I would drop you another note to help you with your management of university-hosted intellectual property. I once was contacted by a vice provost of research at a … Continue reading
Posted in Bozonet, Commons, Freedom, Policy
Tagged conflict of interest, exclusive license, exploiter, maximal, non-exclusive license, VPR
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UW’s Fast Start template, another bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 7
We have been working through the arguments for universities implementing one-size-fits-all licensing templates for their spinout companies, so that all spinouts are treated the same–as if university spinouts are all the same, or should be made to become all the … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged conflict of interest, FAST, spinout, startup
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UW’s Fast Start template, another bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 6
The University of Washington recently “rolled out” a “FAST start” template license agreement for university spinout companies–companies started by inventive researchers at the university to develop their inventions as commercial products. For spinout companies, the UW’s practice is to demand … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged Bayh-Dole, bugblatter beast, FAST, Thorp
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UW’s Fast Start template, another bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 5
We have been discussing GeekWire’s account of the UW FAST start one-size-fits-all template agreement for startups. We showed that UW’s figures for startups were incorrect and there was little need for such a template. We then turned to H. Holden … Continue reading
Posted in Commons, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged FAST, public alternative, Thorp
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UW’s Fast Start template, another bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 4
H. Holden Thorp, editor in chief at Science magazine and formerly chancellor at Washington University and before that the University of North Carolina, published an editorial in Science, “An opportunity to improve innovation” that provides insight on the UW FAST … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged Bayh-Dole, pathways, technology transfer, Thorp
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UW’s Fast Start template, another bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 3
GeekWire published an article about what UW calls its new scheme to shorten negotiations with its spinout teams–UW personnel who have invented in their research labs and want to start a company to develop applications and products for their inventions. … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Startups, Technology Transfer
Tagged bureaucracy, clownshow, spinout, startup, University of Washington, UW
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UW’s Fast Start template, a bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 2
We are working through a GeekWire article about the University of Washington’s “new” template-based deal for startups, so that all startups are treated alike, and doing so the university claims will shorten negotiations and reduce costs–as if these are the … Continue reading
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Tagged clownshow, CoMotion, FAST, spinout, startup, University of Washington
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