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A sense of proportion–5

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

One can see, then, where Bayh-Dole comes into play in this meaningless mess. Bayh-Dole was drafted by the same folks who created the IPA system. The IPA system was shut down in 1978 as ineffective and contrary to public policy. … Continue reading →

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A sense of proportion–4

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

To lay it out in bullet points, the now dominant university patent-based approach to research inventions defaulting to exclusive licenses: fragments invention platforms with no way to restore them attracts speculative investors while pushing away companies raises barriers to early … Continue reading →

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A sense of proportion–2

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

University administrators have engaged in a thirty-year effort of research invention management that creates patent gridlock for what amounts to a tiny bit of the overall inventive activity in the country. That’s the black border area on this nice blue … Continue reading →

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A sense of proportion–1

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

“If life is going to exist in a universe this size, the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.” —Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy In the Bayh-Dole era–1981 to the present–the US Patent … Continue reading →

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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Invention Systems

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

A Dialog Concerning the Two Chief Invention Systems Interlocutors Libero , Proprietario, Kissero Kissero: Look! Here’s something I’ve done in my research! Libero: Whoa! Very interesting! Was it done under our federal contract? K: Yeah, I think so. During work … Continue reading →

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University policy beyond higher purposes and loopholes

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

The University of California Standards of Ethical Conduct (Regents Policy 1111) states that individuals must set aside their own ethical judgment and comply with institutional policy, conform to institutional roles: Each situation needs to be examined in accordance with the … Continue reading →

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After Inventor Virtue

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

In After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre describes “emotivism” as the approach to morals that arose in the debris of the failed Enlightenment effort to find a rational basis for morals. Emotivism asserts that there can be no such rational framework and … Continue reading →

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Seaplane as innovation vector

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

Here’s a film about the age of “flying boat” air service, The Flying Boats. Air mail service provided the entry point to develop the infrastructure that set the stage for the development of commercial passenger service. The Lake Union Virtual … Continue reading →

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