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That’s What I Want
Princeton sues Princeton (h/t to Glenn): Bruce Afran, an attorney who lives in the town, is suing the school in the Tax Court of New Jersey on behalf of four other residents and the estate of a fifth, arguing that … Continue reading
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Proposed section 285(b) points out a weakness in the death star
Chris Gallagher has been working tirelessly to make universities aware of proposed rule-making and legislation that might adversely affect their efforts to transfer technology for private development. He points to a discussion draft in the House Judiciary Committee that proposes … Continue reading
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University Patent Policies, Past and Present, Part II
The first part of this essay showed some of the diversity of mid-century university patent policies. There were a number of approaches, from discouraging patenting to embracing it, from university direct control to the use of external agents. Almost all … Continue reading
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I wish I had a neurolyzer.
There is a continuing effort to misconstrue the Supreme Court decision in Stanford v Roche. Here is an excerpt from a newspaper article on the reasons why the University of Utah changed their policy to make even more claims to … Continue reading
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The Alt Narrative that Refreshes
In Ash: A Secret History, we get a slant narrative of a history that is almost our received view, but not quite. The narrative takes place on lands we recognize, with place names that are almost the ones we expect, … Continue reading
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Innovation Wants Freedom
The university invention equity approach was so much the better than the present compulsory ownership approach. The equity discussion is flexible and allows for a broader set of responses. It can consider acknowledgement, repayment, shop rights, a license to the … Continue reading
University of Utah’s New Patent Policy, Part II
The University of Utah has updated its patent policy. We have been through it recently. I had such hopes that Utah would come to its senses and stop mending bad fences. Sadly, instead they head into the void, with a … Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Dr. Peter Salovey, President of Yale University
August 17, 2013 Dr. Peter Salovey President, Yale University Dear President Salovey, I am writing to ask you to review the situation with regard to late Professor John Fenn in light of new developments in the matter of federal laws … Continue reading
Five Law Cases for University IP Management
Here are some law cases involving intellectual property that faculty considering IP policies and scholarship should be aware of. I give a date for a primary decision (there are all sorts of proceedings for these cases), a brief summary, and … Continue reading
Sharing, accounting, audit, joint accounting, and joint sharing
The Bayh-Dole Act at 35 USC 202(c)(7) requires sharing of royalties earned on subject inventions with inventors. That sharing is part of the “expenses incidental to the administration of subject inventions”: (B) a requirement that the contractor share royalties with … Continue reading