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When universities come trolling
Here is a question. Is it a violation of Bayh-Dole for a university to sue a company for infringement of a subject invention for a monetary settlement? Bayh-Dole sets out its objectives in 35 USC 200. We are not talking … Continue reading
Does Bayh-Dole require a patent policy?
Here is a bit (see paragraph 9) from a major US university policy on treatment of inventions under Bayh-Dole: Incumbent upon members of the University community who apply for and receive federal funding to support research or who use federal … Continue reading
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The Moment In-Between
Here’s a neat essay by Chris Newfield that looks at the elements of innovation that underlie the development of Google from a snatch in a dream to becoming a global information and advertising silverback. One of the things that has … Continue reading
Posted in IP, Social Science, Technology Transfer
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Compulsory Monopolicy
I was having some fun with that last post. Part of the purpose is to tweak the noses of some folks who I hear had a good time trashing this blog at their recent organizational meet-up. Well, now. Good fun … Continue reading
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Why university research IP policies should be different
I have written multiple times I don’t much care who wins Stanford v. Roche. I like universities and I like companies and I can see problems and advantages in both. I know some of the people at Stanford and don’t … Continue reading
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Live new or die
There are ways of thinking about ownership that make it sound perfectly normal for universities to own inventions made in research programs and to assign administrators the task of managing these, and any patents that issue on them. The further … Continue reading
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Back on the A-110
I would like to expand on what used to be OMB Circular A-110. Section .36 deals with intangible property. Bayh-Dole via 37 CFR 401 is incorporated by reference at .36(b). At (d), there is this text: Title to intangible property … Continue reading
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For every scenario, other scenarios
AUTM imagines faculty researchers messing around with patent obligations and creating a situation where no one has undivided ownership of a research invention. To AUTM, this is horrifying. How can one make money exclusively licensing to monopolists to make a … Continue reading
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IP in 3DP
There are a couple of articles out now looking at IP in 3d printing. For the UK, see this article by Simon Bradshaw, Adrian Bowyer, and Patrick Haufe, and for the US, this white paper by Michael Weinberg. These articles … Continue reading
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A Patent License in the DFARS
With all the talk about template patent licenses these days, I thought it might be worth pointing out that in the DFARS there is a template patent license that the Government expects when obtaining patent rights. You can find it … Continue reading
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