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Category Archives: Agreements
The University of Michigan’s Mess of a Present Assignment, Part I
In reviewing university IP policies, I came upon the following Form HR36100 at the University of Michigan titled “Supplemental Appointment Information.” After a section in which the appointee provides name and social security number, we have this: It is apparent that university … Continue reading
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Tagged hereby assign, invention, patent policy, University of Michigan
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Four Approaches to University Patent Policies
Policy For the last couple of weeks I have been considering the nature of university patent policies. I have looked at a number of university patent policies and written a number of drafts. Things get complicated quickly, but there appears … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayh-Dole, liberty, patent policy, threat
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Better drafted agreements get read more often
John Gruber at Daring Fireball points out the following clause in the new Amazon Web Services agreement: 57.10 Acceptable Use; Safety-Critical Systems. Your use of the Lumberyard Materials must comply with the AWS Acceptable Use Policy. The Lumberyard Materials are … Continue reading
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Life in the fast lane surely make you lose your infringement case
Here is a simple question: Can a university sue for infringement of a patent on a subject invention? Clearly, one answer is “of course”–universities do so all the time, often playing the troll or the jilted lover. Let’s put the question another way: Does … Continue reading
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How university exclusive patent licensing suppresses commercialization pathways
A number of university licensing officers have made a big deal about exclusive patent licenses. The exclusive license, they argue, is the key advantage they have over the federal government’s typical approach to invention management. The purpose of the Bayh-Dole … Continue reading
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Another Thing That Can Go Wrong With HR 3309
Are you tracking the anti-troll legislation making its way through Congress? Chris Gallagher has been doing that, and some of you are no doubt on his mailing list with updates. If you are an administrator at a university, and you … Continue reading
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On making (Seeking Money = Public Service) federal research policy
Here is a paper from 2006 (actually, it looks like a near-final draft) by Fiona Murray on the OncoMouse licensing problem. At the time, the OncoMouse was one of the big issues for university tech transfer offices. The paper is a great … Continue reading
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University Patent Claim Gridlock
Robert Cook-Deegan drew my attention to an essay by Josh Weitz at The Tree of Life blog. Weitz discusses his adventures with colliding claims for ownership of future inventions between two universities. It is well worth the read. Weitz makes a … Continue reading
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That’s What I Want
Princeton sues Princeton (h/t to Glenn): Bruce Afran, an attorney who lives in the town, is suing the school in the Tax Court of New Jersey on behalf of four other residents and the estate of a fifth, arguing that … Continue reading
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Proposed section 285(b) points out a weakness in the death star
Chris Gallagher has been working tirelessly to make universities aware of proposed rule-making and legislation that might adversely affect their efforts to transfer technology for private development. He points to a discussion draft in the House Judiciary Committee that proposes … Continue reading
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