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Tag Archives: invention
Finding the True Intent
I have been mulling over this sequence of statements from the court in the case of Shaw v. The Regents of the University of California: The true intent of a contracting party is irrelevant if it remains unexpressed. When a … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Policy, Present Assignment
Tagged assignment, invention, policy, Shaw v University of California
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Shanzhai Rules
Over at the LinkedIn Post-Industrial Design group, there’s a little discussion started by Matt Sinclair on a report called The Future of Open Fabrication from the Institute For the Future. The report calls out the Shanzhai approach to manufacturing in … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Printing, Innovation, IP, Social Science, Technology Transfer
Tagged 3d printing, Future of Fabrication, invention, MIT, patent, shanzhai, Z-Corp
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University invention law in Ohio [updated with translations]
Here’s an interesting bit from the Ohio Revised Code (my emphasis in the text): 3345.14 Rights to and interests in discoveries, inventions or patents – establishment of rules. (B) All rights to and interests in discoveries, inventions, or patents which … Continue reading
The Policy and the Damage Done
Here is a state law pertaining to employer claims to employee inventions: Sec. 2. Employee rights to inventions ‑ conditions). (1) A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of … Continue reading
Posted in IP, Technology Transfer
Tagged Bayh-Dole, drafting, invention, ownership, state invention law, university
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Invention and Expertise
University IP policy tends to implement a “great man of invention” assumption. This is easy to do, not necessarily intentional, and unforgivable for a research organization of any sophistication. The “great man of invention” model proposes that a dominant individual … Continue reading
Posted in Technology Transfer
Tagged expertise, great man, invention, isolation
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