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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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University Patent Policy for Effective Technology Transfer, 1: Outline

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Gerald Barnett

Universities have never had patent policies centered on technology transfer. Not back when, not now. It should come as no surprise that universities don’t track technology transfer and don’t report their outcomes. What would a university technology transfer IP policy … 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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Thinking about projects, small and big–6

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

We have looked at projects. Small projects can be pieces of bigger projects. It’s the big project that controls. Now let’s look at inventions, small and greater. We will see roughly the same thing: the idea of “invention” can be … Continue reading →

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