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What should the federal government do with patents it issues to itself? Part 3

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Here is one of the most provocative parts of Vannevar Bush’s Science the Endless Frontier: Science Is a Proper Concern of Government It has been basic United States policy that Government should foster the opening of new frontiers. It opened … Continue reading →

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The NIH’s View of Bayh-Dole Compliance

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

In 2015, Ann Hammersla gave a talk at an NIH Regional Seminar that includes a discussion of Bayh-Dole. There are numerous problems with Hammersla’s treatment of Bayh-Dole, but we’ll leave most of those for the attentive reader to pick through. … Continue reading →

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The NIH’s complicity in faux Bayh-Dole and high drug prices

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Here’s “A ’20-20′ View of Invention Reporting to the National Institutes of Health”–published by the NIH in 1995. 2. WHAT IS THE BAYH-DOLE ACT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? The Bayh-Dole Act encourages researchers to patent and market their inventions … Continue reading →

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The IPA and Wisconsin’s 1969 Patent Policy, 13

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Things start here: The IPA and Wisconsin’s 1969 Patent Policy, 1 The Harbridge House report According to the Harbridge House report on federal patent policy, from the 1930s until the 1950s, the pharmaceutical industry was the primary source of funding … Continue reading →

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The Cork in the Keg: Open Source Software Complies with Bayh-Dole But University Invention Practice Often Does Not

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Gerald Barnett

Over on Daniel S. Katz’s blog there’s a discussion of university policies and open source software. The issue of Bayh-Dole came up, and I provided a comment there. I’m reposting here, with links and a few typos and awkwardnesses fixed. The … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of University Patent Policies

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Gerald Barnett

[Updated May 2018] American University Patent Policies:  A Brief History 1900-1924 Universities have no formal policy on patents, and follow defaults provided by law, addressing issues as they arise. 1912 University of California professor Frederick Cottrell forms non-profit Research Corporation … Continue reading →

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Why is the 1995 NIH "20-20" Guide Still Up?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Gerald Barnett

At the University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property web site we find this NIH Guide, the 20 Questions About Extramural Invention Reporting: The Bayh-Dole Act encourages researchers to patent and market their inventions by guaranteeing patent rights. [No, wait–we find the … Continue reading →

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