Author Archives: Gerald Barnett

The University of Pittsburgh’s Fake News Summary of Bayh-Dole, 2

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

We are working through the University of Pittsburgh’s account of the Bayh-Dole Act since AUTM has called it out as worth reading. We need to pause and consider some real history to work out of our imaginations the fake history … Continue reading →

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The University of Pittsburgh’s Fake News Summary of Bayh-Dole, 1

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

AUTM a few weeks ago pointed favorably to a description of the Bayh-Dole Act posted by the University of Pittsburgh. Let’s have a look, then. The post is titled “What It Means for Technology Commercialization.” While “It” is ominous in … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of “Of” in Federal Invention Regulations

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

In Stanford v Roche, the Supreme Court ruled that “of the contractor” in the definition of “Subject Invention” meant “owned by the contractor” and not “made by employees with the use of federal funds.” Here’s the Court: Stanford asserts that … Continue reading →

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Getting off your UFRDA

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

In 1981, Senator Harrison Schmidt introduced a bill to replace Bayh-Dole with a more general law regarding inventions made with federal support, the “Uniform Federal Research and Development Act of 1981.” It doesn’t appear that the university patent brokers had … Continue reading →

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Nolo Press Still Confused About Bayh-Dole, 2

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Now the Nolo page turns to Stanford v Roche. Given how Nolo can’t seem to get much at all right about Bayh-Dole, what do you think the odds are with Stanford v Roche? Stanford v. Roche (2011): The Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Nolo Press Still Confused About Bayh-Dole, 1

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

A couple of years ago, I worked through a Nolo Press excerpt on the Bayh-Dole Act, showing how dreadfully wrong it is. That bit is still up at the Nolo Press site, and still dreadful as ever. I came back … Continue reading →

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Discovery and Discovery Management, 2

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

University administrators, too, have oriented their institutions to take advantage of federal funding. Somehow, federal funding increases (to the administrative mind) a university’s prestige, and that prestige then can support raising tuition or getting more funding from state sources and … Continue reading →

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Discovery and Discovery Management, 1

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

How do we discover? That’s a question that keeps coming up in my mind. There are books around that work at this point–to point to some recent examples, Ashton’s How to Fly a Horse, Kauffman’s Investigations, Johnson’s Where Good Ideas … Continue reading →

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The Implication of the APLU’s Nonsense on Technology Transfer

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

The APLU’s fakographic keeps giving. I’ve discussed it previously. The basic idea behind the APLU graphic is that there is a set process by which research discoveries move from the laboratory to public use. This process sure sounds great, and … Continue reading →

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Penn State’s Protection Racket, End

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Well, that has been quite the trip through Penn State’s IP apparatus. I worked through it briefly a few years ago, and then again last year, but never did the deep dive to see all the strange creatures that pass … Continue reading →

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