Tag Archives: Penn State

Penn State’s Protection Racket, 25: Precarious Position on IP

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

[I have made a few edits for style and clarity, and one update of a citation based on NIST’s renumbering.] Had enough of Penn State? I sure have, but we are not done. Penn State is not an outlier in … Continue reading →

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Penn State’s IP Protection Racket, 1: Working Through the 1991 IP Policy

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Hey, let’s compare Penn State’s “Intellectual Property Agreement” from 1992 with the present version. I know, just what you were hoping to do today–identify  policy changes to see how Penn State created its IP protection racket. To get there, we’ll … Continue reading →

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Penn State’s Pscyhomagnotheric IP Policy

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Gerald Barnett

[I have restored some broken links–I will have to revisit to see how Penn State has dealt with its goofy policy drafting. 15 Nov 2022.] Four years ago, Penn State announced that it was adopting a new policy to allow industry … Continue reading →

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A Fine Overview of Corporate Sponsored Research

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

In 2008 Roger L. Geiger  prepared this report on corporate-sponsored research for Penn State.  It’s the best discussion of the subject I’ve come across.  I have been involved in or closely followed a number of the programs–the Intel lablets (some … Continue reading →

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