Author Archives: Gerald Barnett

A Deeper Problem than Most

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

Is university “technology transfer” all but dead? I’m not talking about the movement of insights from research to practice, nor of the management of intellectual property rights arising in university research. Rather, I’m talking about the offices that manage such … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Doses

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

Nathan Myhrvold has a fascinating piece in the Harvard Business Review. In it, Myhrvold sets out the argument for the role his company, Intellectual Ventures, aims to play in creating a new marketplace for inventions. Along the way, he makes … Continue reading →

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CANVIS–Modes of University Invention Engagement

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

I’ve been working through patterns of engagement specific to university research relationships. As I see it, there are five key areas, which I remember with the CANVIS heuristic. These are Commercialization Arbitrage New Ventures Internal implementation Scholarship-science Science. Let’s look … Continue reading →

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Local Strategies

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

We have been looking at work by Gerry Philipsen on local strategies. One of his works on the subject is Speaking Culturally. Here, Philipsen develops an approach to the local environment that impinges on and shapes speech: “Whenever people speak, … Continue reading →

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The 7 Obligations of Highly Effective Bayh-Dole Compliers

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

Here is a list, with comments of course, of what is required for a university to comply with Bayh-Dole. In its most stubby form, the university is required to report inventions made with federal support to the government. If the … Continue reading →

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Still Crazy After 30 Years

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Gerald Barnett

I’ve been busy working through ways in which universities construe the Bayh-Dole Act and implement practice. You would think after 30 years, universities would have things pretty well packed down by way of compliance. But instead, it appears that somewhere … Continue reading →

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Bayh-Dole and Public Service

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Gerald Barnett

It occurs to me that something else may also be preempted by the typical university approach to Bayh-Dole: public service. This in particular might be something of consequence for land grant universities. Let’s see how this might arise. I have … Continue reading →

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Still in Shock

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Gerald Barnett

I’m still in shock, having seen AUTM and WARF, among others, out proposing that Bayh-Dole pre-empts the normal vesting of ownership of inventions, and worse and worse arguing that doing so somehow supports academic freedom and therefore is noble. The … Continue reading →

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Data and IP Management in a Mess

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Gerald Barnett

For university IP management, we must also take note of the situation around the climate emails and software. It is all too easy to stand aside and let compliance and misconduct investigations wend their way through the forensics and spin. … Continue reading →

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Institutional Conflict of Interest and Science Investigations

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Gerald Barnett

I have been watching the unfolding of the issues around the release of CRU climate emails and software. If we get past the political spin, and we move through the layer in which concerns might be raised about personal ethics, … Continue reading →

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