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Category Archives: Patents
An odd statement of government interest in a Navy “UFO” patent
Here’s US patent 10322827. One of the “UFO” patents. It’s interesting physics, if not controversial, for being innovative in an institutional world that has made innovation mostly boring. But we are concerned with something else here.
Posted in Innovation, Patents
Tagged government interest, secrecy, ufo
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Madison on the patent clause–and Young Frankenstein
James Madison, writing in the Federalist (43), discusses the Constitution’s patent clause. The discussion is brief, so here it is, with comments: A power “to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing, for a limited time, to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Patents
Tagged abby normal, invention, Madison, patent system
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Administrative lupus
I while ago I wrote an article on some suggestions for changing Bayh-Dole. The first suggestion was to add a research “exemption.” The authors–one a former senior university patent administrator from a very big university–were well meaning, and perhaps there … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Patents, Technology Transfer
Tagged Bayh-Dole, lupus, Madey v Duke, monopoly meme
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