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Category Archives: Bozonet
The dogs in the manger, 2
We are working through some testimony from 1979 by a federal patent attorney, R. Tenney Johnson, before a Senate subcommittee considering a federal government invention policy bill that was a rival to Bayh-Dole (and strikingly similar, and didn’t pass). Johnson … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Bozonet, History
Tagged Bayh-Dole, development, dogs, inventions, Johnson, patents
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Misrepresentations of Bayh-Dole
The Bayh-Dole Act has been broadly misrepresented by organizations with a vested interest in acquiring inventions to manage, including universities, law firms, university-affiliated foundations, the Association of University Technology Managers, lobbying groups representing the pharma and biotech industries, and various … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Bozonet
Tagged Bayh-Dole, fake history, misrepresentation
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The AUTM CEO’s Speech, Fitt 4
We are about done with the AUTM CEO’s speech at the NIST symposium on “unleasing American innovation.” Yes, it is trash, so we are trashing it. But there’s a purpose here. It’s not just that there is a difference of … Continue reading
The AUTM CEOs Speech, Fitt 3
We are working through a recent talk by the CEO of the Association of University Technology Managers at a symposium hosted by NIST on “unleashing American innovation.” The AUTM CEO now turns to a deeper neurosis that has almost nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Bozonet
Tagged AUTM, commercialization, FRAND, inventions, safety
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The AUTM CEOs Speech, Fitt 2
We are working through a speech that the CEO of the Association of University Technology Managers gave at a recent symposium sponsored by NIST with the dubious title “Unleashing American Innovation.” Our CEO has made pompous claims about his organization … Continue reading
The AUTM CEOs Speech, Fitt 1
As part of NIST’s recent symposium on “unleashing American innovation,” the CEO of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) read a talk. Let’s work through his talk and see what we can learn. I have made a transcript so … Continue reading
Best practices in university invention management, 1
Things get complicated that don’t have to be complicated when it comes to university ownership of inventions. Administrators make things complicated, then argue for lots of money to pay for the talent to navigate those complications, and then more money … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, Bozonet, Freedom, Policy, Stanford v Roche, Technology Transfer
Tagged invention, ipHandbook, ownership, policy
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Bayh-Dole Up Your Counsel, 4
We are working through the UpCounsel account of Bayh-Dole. It’s not all terrible. There are some useful points to come. Overall, however, the work here is sloppy, misleading, not what one would expect for a barrel full of part-time legal … Continue reading
Political bluffing as Bayh-Dole policy advice, 2
This, then, is the “policy” of Bayh-Dole that Allen champions–that nonprofits can and should deal in patent monopolies. Some historical bluffing from Allen’s policy advice (his emphasis): At that time the federal government funded about half of the R&D in … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Bozonet, History
Tagged Bayh-Dole, bluff, incentives, licensing rate
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Political bluffing as Bayh-Dole policy advice, 1
In a once-notorious essay (“Is Business Bluffing Ethical“) Albert Carr, a former presidential advisor, argues that business “bluffing” is ethical because business is based on games, and in games bluffing is perfectly acceptable. Same for politics. If everyone expects everyone … Continue reading