Tag Archives: NIPIA

Why I stepped away, and why I am back

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Gerald Barnett

I’ve been asked where I’ve been for the past year, and to brief about it, I decided to step away from writing and focus on other things, such as working with companies. I also felt that I had had enough … Continue reading →

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Faculty Strategies for Getting Their IP Back, 2

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Gerald Barnett

Here are some strategies for getting IP back that don’t work or avoid IP ownership. (1) Don’t disclose an invention to the university, and file for a patent on your own. Your application will be published in a year or … Continue reading →

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University Patent Policy for Effective Technology Transfer, 4: The Eat and Fart Model

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Gerald Barnett

No one in their right mind reads a book primarily because it has a copyright. “Gosh, all these books in the public domain–I need to find one with a solid, enforced copyright!” Similarly, technologists with stable brains do not seek … Continue reading →

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How can a startup protect their intellectual property without filing for a patent? 

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Gerald Barnett

I was asked to respond to another Quora question— How can a startup protect their intellectual property without filing for a patent? Tim Berry provides a really excellent answer at Quora. But I thought it would be worth it to … Continue reading →

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Pensé and Perspectivability-1

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

Some of you may have noticed that over the years I have grown more critical of the Bayh-Dole Act and especially of the people who prop it up with various forms of bluffery. The law is based on failed policy … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Intellectual Property

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

I wrote a Quora answer to the question “What are the alternatives to intellectual property?” I cross-post it here. ***** Let’s divide things into intellectual property (IP—patents, copyrights, trademarks) and non-IP intangible assets (NIPIA). NIPIA assets include all sorts of … Continue reading →

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A Redtail’s Dream for University IP Management

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Gerald Barnett

  [Update 10/21/2018: Sundberg raised $124,000 on Indiegogo to print book one of her webcomic Stand Still. Stay Silent. She then raised $250,000 on Kickstarter to print book two. The webcomic is available “for free” on the web. Sundberg has … Continue reading →

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The University D-Economy, Fitt 5

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

I have been looking at various statements regarding the “D-economy.” It goes by various names–Shanzhai rules, débrouillards, System-D. The Wired write up was interesting. Here is another, from Coley Hudgins at Resilient Family. Here’s another by Robert Neuwirth (who was … Continue reading →

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