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“Protecting” university inventions

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

I answered a question on Quora a bit ago: How can I protect my invention after applying for a patent? In the context of the question, my answer has to do with what an individual might do to “protect” an invention. … Continue reading →

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MoFo’s New Bayh-Dole Fakefographic

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Morrison & Foerster, a big law firm (revenue near $1b per year, around 1,000 attorneys), has an infographic out about the Bayh-Dole Act, subtitled “5 Steps to Retain Title.” Here’s a bit of their advice–steps 1 to 3. It looks … Continue reading →

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The Legal Context of University IP, Part 1 Revisited

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Gerald Barnett

In 2010, the National Academies and the National Research Council published a commissioned a report–The Legal Context of University Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer by Sean O’Connor, Gregory D. Graff, and David E. Winickoff. The report lists 45 findings and expands … Continue reading →

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The Star Trek Version of Ohio Revised Code 3345.14, Again

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

Sometimes it helps to transform a problem to see how it stacks up in a familiar notation.  This is done frequently in physics, for instance, where one might find a particle development advantageous over a wave-based notation for some calculations. … Continue reading →

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