Category Archives: Technology Transfer

On Crossing the Commons

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

I was in a conversation with some folks associated with the University of Alaska and wrote the following bit about my past work. With a bit of editing for a different context, and the usual expansion to flesh things out … Continue reading →

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Research Monopolies and Development Monopolies

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

Here is one thing that I don’t understand about the standard distinction between research and development and how all this fits into ideas about commercialization. Let’s say that research produces a result that is immediately useful. Isn’t the research then development? … Continue reading →

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The Public Research Patent Covenant–Narrative Version

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

The Institutional Patent Agreement approach to patent rights arising from federally supported research carried with it what we may call a public covenant, a set of conditions that run with each patent on a subject invention that place limits on … Continue reading →

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Covenants, Public Good, and Money

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

I’ve covered a great deal of ground in the last few articles. I’ll summarize and vent here. Universities impose conditions on the use of the patents they acquire, and these conditions form covenants that run with the patents for the … Continue reading →

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What universities can and can’t do with their patents

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

We started an investigation into university IP practice with this question: Should university management of patents be any different from any other owner of patents? The answer we found is “yes.” University patents not only should be different–they clearly are … Continue reading →

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University Patent Practice: Share

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

Here are five ways to use a patent: Nonuse     Don’t practice the claimed invention and exclude all others Troll          Don’t practice, demand payment if others practice the claimed invention Flip           Don’t practice, and exclusively … Continue reading →

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University Patent Practice: Practice

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

Here are five ways to use a patent: Nonuse     Don’t practice the claimed invention and exclude all others Troll          Don’t practice, demand payment if others practice the claimed invention Flip           Don’t practice, and exclusively … Continue reading →

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University Patent Practice: Flip

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

Here are five ways to use a patent: Nonuse     Don’t practice the claimed invention and exclude all others Troll          Don’t practice, demand payment if others practice the claimed invention Flip           Don’t practice, and exclusively … Continue reading →

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University Patent Practice: Troll

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

Here are five ways to use a patent: Nonuse     Don’t practice the claimed invention and exclude all others Troll          Don’t practice, demand payment if others practice the claimed invention Flip           Don’t practice, and exclusively … Continue reading →

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Regulatory limitations on fun-lovin’ university patent administrators

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

My argument is that university patents aren’t like other patents–not like corporate patents, not like entrepreneur patents, not like speculator patents. My argument also is that universities are limited in how they manage patents, and therefore they are not in … Continue reading →

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