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Two Published Accounts of University Licensing: WARF and Stanford
Universities generally keep secret their licensing metrics. Yes, they report the number of inventions, patents, licenses, and startups in a given year–but they don’t report how those numbers relate to one another. The inventions reported in a given year have … Continue reading
Posted in Metrics
Tagged invention, metrics, Stanford, technology transfer, university, WARF
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Best practices in university invention management, 8
We are working through the model invention assignment agreement proposed by the ipHandbook as a university “best practice.” Now we get the present assignment: agree to disclose promptly to UNIVERSITY and hereby assign all rights to all inventions, copyrightable materials, … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, IP, Policy, Present Assignment
Tagged botch, IAA, invention, ownership, present assignment, university
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“Protecting” university inventions
I answered a question on Quora a bit ago: How can I protect my invention after applying for a patent? In the context of the question, my answer has to do with what an individual might do to “protect” an invention. … Continue reading
Posted in Commons, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged dull-witted monopoly, inventions, protection, university
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Five Motivators of University Patent Policy Madness
University patent policies are not what they seem, and are shaped by the exploitation of ideas that have nothing to do with inventiveness, creativity, entrepreneurship, public use, commercial development, investment, economic vitality, public welfare, or even university mission. All these … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged authority, compliance, conflict of interest, liability, money, non-compete, policy, trade secret, university
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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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The Policy and the Damage Done
Here is a state law pertaining to employer claims to employee inventions: Sec. 2. Employee rights to inventions ‑ conditions). (1) A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of … Continue reading
Posted in IP, Technology Transfer
Tagged Bayh-Dole, drafting, invention, ownership, state invention law, university
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