Tag Archives: academic freedom

The faculty stack, 1: Academic Freedom and IP Policy

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Gerald Barnett

[The aim is to get to the next article, but I found myself writing this one first. How it goes. Purdue is the ground zero for what has become the Bayh in Bayh-Dole, so we may as well. Purdue has … Continue reading →

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Bayh-Dole Rooster Farms

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

In February 2019, ILR Review published “Academic Entrepreneurship: The Bayh-Dole Act versus the Professor’s Privilege.” The article is paywalled, but a slide version of the paper by the authors is available at the National Academies website. The authors compare U.S. … Continue reading →

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University of Connecticut patent practice hash, 3

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

Here’s UConn’s policy on invention ownership: Under Connecticut state law, the University owns all inventions created by employees in the performance of employment with the University or created with University resources or funds administered by the University (“University Inventions”). No … Continue reading →

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The devils in the details: Bayh-Dole supports academic freedom, 1

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

Bayh-Dole supports the academic freedom of faculty inventors. University administrators refuse to comply. Here, we walk through the law, the implementing regulations, the various patent rights clauses to show the result. Fair warning to university administrators reading this piece. I … Continue reading →

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