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Government Interest Patent Activity 1976 to 2016, Part 3
With this context, let’s return to our patent activity graphs. University and nonprofit patents with a government interest have grown from 10% of all patents citing a government interest to over 50%. This level of activity leveled off around 1998 … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, History, IP, Metrics
Tagged Bayh-Dole, government interest, patent policy, subject invention
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Sooner or later, Oklahoma IP counsel might get it right about inventions
[expanded to include further discussion of the OU policy claim to inventions] In a talk last fall (archived here), the IP counsel for the University of Oklahoma, presented this slide on the university’s patent policy: It appears to be a … Continue reading
From provider to predator: University of Texas patent policy, Part 1
I have previously looked at the University of Texas System intellectual property policy (“Texas wants you anyway“; “The most wonderful thing in the world“). I find myself drawn back to it again and again. In its 2012 version, the Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Bozonet, Policy
Tagged administrative brain, mandate of heaven, patent policy, predator, University of Texas
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The University of Michigan’s Mess of a Present Assignment, Part I
In reviewing university IP policies, I came upon the following Form HR36100 at the University of Michigan titled “Supplemental Appointment Information.” After a section in which the appointee provides name and social security number, we have this: It is apparent that university … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, Bayh-Dole, Policy, Present Assignment
Tagged hereby assign, invention, patent policy, University of Michigan
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Four Approaches to University Patent Policies
Policy For the last couple of weeks I have been considering the nature of university patent policies. I have looked at a number of university patent policies and written a number of drafts. Things get complicated quickly, but there appears … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, Innovation, Policy
Tagged Bayh-Dole, liberty, patent policy, threat
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The new university zombie IP policies
Migitating Private Business Use In a recent on-line article, Peter H. Serreze at Ropes & Gray, discusses private business use. The article offers strategies to mitigate the effect of the 5% limit on private business use (PBU) for the proceeds … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Sponsored Research, Stanford v Roche
Tagged 2000-47, Delaware, mission, patent policy
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A Brief History of University Patent Policies
[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
Posted in History
Tagged History, IPA, NIH, NSF, patent policy, Science the Endless Frontier, university
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And all your student ideas are belong to us, too!
Students who are also employees, students working on a sponsored project, and students who have used University resources (other than for lecture-based coursework) shall also report all inventions and discoveries to the University’s Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer … Continue reading
Posted in Bozonet, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged Bayh-Dole, patent policy
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