Category Archives: Technology Transfer

RTEI IM

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

[RTEI IM is now a Twitter feed. Follow @umbut] An experiment. If you are working in a research environment that is facing a challenge, RTEI is available to offer general assistance. One way to get in touch is to use … Continue reading →

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An Example

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

Here’s an example of a points of engagement analysis. This is something that I worked up some time ago. Consider a university as a set of nested administrative units: Central — Senior Administrators Colleges — Deans Departments — Chairs Labs– … Continue reading →

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Points of Engagement

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

In Culture and Prosperity, John Kay observes that “we work in organizations, earn as individuals, and consume as households.” A similar observation can be made of university research–faculty work in a university context, as principal investigators take on research with … Continue reading →

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University IP Functions

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

University intellectual property management involves five related areas. Each has a distinct operating model and value points. I summarize these here. Many variations possible. Information Assets Generally: Split private/open/university–subscription, membership, site license, open–early relationships, light footprint, transaction time

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