Category Archives: Sponsored Research

Research Veering in the Public Interest

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

Did you see this story in the New York Times yesterday?  ”Sloan-Kettering Chief Is Accused of Taking Research”.   Craig Thompson, who worked at a research institute affiliated with University of Pennsylvania, starts a company, Agios, and now is being … Continue reading →

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An Fine Overview of Corporate Sponsored Research

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Gerry 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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Oh, to be the happy dog again

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

There has been a lot of bad advice for universities out there in the wake of Stanford v Roche.   It almost appears to be orchestrated talking points on the need for universities to implement present assignments to prevent another outcome … Continue reading →

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MIT’s Patent Policy Problem

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Gerry Barnett

During the kerfluffle known as Stanford v Roche, one of the big advocates for Bayh-Dole as a vesting statute was MIT.   The MIT amicus brief is here.   It’s in this amicus brief that the idea that a present assignment trumping … Continue reading →

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Mapping Bayh-Dole Flow of Control

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Gerry Barnett

This would be a good time to map out how Bayh-Dole operates.  I’ve put together 10 slides that show the flow of control.   Perhaps this will help folks see what Bayh-Dole does require, and what it doesn’t. First, let’s look … Continue reading →

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Compulsory Monopolicy

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Gerry Barnett

I was having some fun with that last post.   Part of the purpose is to tweak the noses of some folks who I hear had a good time trashing this blog at their recent organizational meet-up.   Well, now.  Good fun … Continue reading →

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Why university research IP policies should be different

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Gerry Barnett

I have written multiple times I don’t much care who wins Stanford v. Roche. I like universities and I like companies and I can see problems and advantages in both. I know some of the people at Stanford and don’t … Continue reading →

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For every scenario, other scenarios

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Gerry Barnett

AUTM imagines faculty researchers messing around with patent obligations and creating a situation where no one has undivided ownership of a research invention.  To AUTM, this is horrifying.  How can one make money  exclusively licensing to monopolists to make a … Continue reading →

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A New Kind of Innovation Practice

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Gerry Barnett

Sloppy practice leaves university technology transfer programs exposed to claims of failure of consideration and lack of just compensation. A better way is to return to voluntary practice. Continue reading →

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Artifact, Invention, Technology, Change

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Gerry Barnett

University research technology often takes the form of artifacts.  Often the academic discussion is about the merit of research objectives in terms of demonstrating, proving out, or advancing a concept or theory or argument.  The “technology” that results is treated … Continue reading →

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