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Invention is not a thing, 13

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

There are two things that might prompt a university dealing in patents to adopt a policy default of non-exclusive licensing. One involves Bayh-Dole. The other involves a general argument directed at patenting’s public purpose–especially when a patent is held by … Continue reading →

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Invention is not a thing, 12: Licensing practices that recognize inventions aren’t things

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

We have spent a great deal of time working through federal policy on research inventions to show how the idea that an invention is not a thing plays out–less well than one would like. Despite ambiguities, it would appear that … Continue reading →

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Invention is not a thing, 11: Working requirements and the scope of “work”

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

A similar analysis then can be done for the working requirement under Bayh-Dole for patents on subject inventions in other countries. Just because a contractor achieves practical application of an instance of a subject invention in the United States does … Continue reading →

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An invention is not a thing, 7

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

Here we start to get at this problem of an invention not being a thing. The instance of an invention that might get one a patent is not necessarily the instance that one would build as a prototype. Furthermore, the … Continue reading →

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