Category Archives: Technology Transfer

Practical Lessons for University Counsel

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

Here’s a typical slide deck (it opens in PowerPoint–sorry non-’Softies) talking about Stanford v Roche and offering lessons learned.  It looks like it was prepared by the University of Rochester’s Office of General Counsel. It does a nice job on … Continue reading →

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On the Central Control of Research Innovation

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

Global University Venturing has published an essay that explores yet another aspect of the present assignment situation, exploring the effect of institutional claims on the dynamics of innovation.  In the essay I try to put in the context the arguments … Continue reading →

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When public mission = money

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

I have been emphasizing organizational conflict of interest.  Most universities have no policy on such things, and therefore technology transfer has been allowed to make a transition from a broadly faculty-led activity with a diversity of practices reflecting the range … Continue reading →

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Senate Bill 6542: Innovation Bill of Rights

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

Senator Maralyn Chase has introduced a bill in the Washington State senate that would prohibit public universities from making compulsory claims of ownership of intellectual property based on employment or use of facilities unless required by a sponsor of research. … Continue reading →

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Ownership vs Stewardship, Fictionally Speaking

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

I have a perspective piece on ownership, stewardship, and Bayh-Dole after Stanford v Roche that has been published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.  I thought I would put a link here if folks wanted to see it. Everyone talks … Continue reading →

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Where’d you go, Ohio?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

I have written previously about the State of Ohio’s effort to frustrate federal invention policy by asserting that public universities in the state own all inventions made in research done in state facilities or by university employees in the scope … 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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7 Points on the UC Present Assignment Requirement

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

There has been some discussion going on about the recent UC requirement that everyone sign a new patent acknowledgement, this one with a present assignment in it, with the claim that this change is needed to respond to the Stanford … 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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Theory Failure in Technology Transfer

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Gerry Barnett

Chris Newfield underscores some of the points I make about the linear model from a different direction in an essay he wrote recently for the Remaking the University blog. If the US can’t get over the hump and start spending … Continue reading →

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