Category Archives: Policy

Stop being Moloch

Here is a short form of the argument that nothing is a better way than the approach to technology transfer, IP, licensing that universities have at present. The present approach universities take to IP management/technology transfer does not work, has … Continue reading

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Dubilier, university IP policy and, er, inner life

Dubilier set in motion a cascade of things that leads us to, well, to where we are. In Dubilier, the Supreme Court established that inventors own their inventions unless they agree otherwise, even if they are employees, and even if … Continue reading

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Bayh-Dole, Federal Agency Conflict of Interest, and the Covid Vaccines

Here is a recent video clip of an interview with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He asserts that it was known that HCQ and Ivermectin were effective in treating corona viruses by 2004. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that "We knew … Continue reading

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Faculty Strategies for Getting Their IP Back

If you are a faculty member at an American university, you will get a lot of twisted advice from your university technology transfer office about intellectual property, Bayh-Dole, and patent policy. The advice (and descriptions about technology transfer) is mostly … Continue reading

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AUTM arguments for not complying with Bayh-Dole

Just a quick note here on AUTM arguments are for not complying with Bayh-Dole. Just off a meeting that paid attention to AUTM’s position. I’ll summarize the main arguments here. Access in the form of commercial products is more important … Continue reading

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Inventors would own more, were it not for noncompliant Bayh-Dole practice

I saw this tweet this morning: I agree Inventors should own more, but institutions were/are the heart of Bayh-Dole that (arguably) enables IP-driven startups… this is bc many/most PI inventions would go into a black hole without tech transfer officer … Continue reading

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Why not let’s try, Frank?

Frank Cullen, writing at the “Council for Innovation Promotion” has posted a hand-wringing response to a letter from members of Congress to the Secretary of Health and Human Services requesting that the government use Bayh-Dole’s march-in provisions to address price … Continue reading

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A university technology transfer annotated reading list

So you want to tell heaven from hell, blue skies from pain. Got it! Here is a basic reading list of documents that frame the history of university technology transfer. I’ve put it in chronological order and provide links to … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to Senator Warren Regarding Xtandi

Dear Senator Warren: You have called repeatedly for the federal government to use regulatory tools available to it to address the high prices charged for drugs. Your attention to this matter is much appreciated! I write with specific reference to … Continue reading

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Outline of the federal framework for the disposition of inventions

Here is an outline of the federal framework for inventions. I have included links to various documents. Lots more to be said, and the brief account here is more gist than deep summary, but perhaps you find it helpful. Plenty … Continue reading

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