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Your Mission – Should You Choose to Accept It

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

A recent story in The Chronicle of Higher Education covered the complex relationship between academic research institutions and companies that purchase patent rights, but do not actually produce products. Known…

Jon Stewart is not quite “Roundup Ready” when it comes to Intellectual Property Law

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

I usually appreciate how Jon Stewart and the staff at The Daily Show carefully “cultivate” and “harvest” their subjects. There is something that appeals to my sense of integrity when…

Implementing Systems for Technology Transfer Offices around the Globe

Posted on February 10, 2013 by InfoEd Global | 0 Comments

With the growing international interest in implementing an enterprise level system for a Technology Transfer Office (TTO), in the next few issues of InfoEdge I will be discussing some points…

Final provisions of the America Invents Act to implement next month

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin | 0 Comments

For all of the controversy surrounding the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act prior to its passage, the final implementation of the First to File provision, more than a year later, seems…

Economic Conditions Shape the Future of Academic Technology Transfer

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

The nature of academic technology transfer is changing rapidly, driven by changing economic conditions. Many offices were already facing pressure to minimize administrative cost, and generate positive returns, when the…

AUTM launches Global Technology Portal

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

AUTM has officially released a new web portal, intended to facilitate partnership between corporations and research institutions. While several similar portals already exist, including the recently discussed initiative from the…

Institutions React to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Jeffrey Waldin |

Following passage of the patent reform bill, the debate continues regarding the impact that this will have on technology transfer at US academic and other non-profit institutions. A significant part…

Technology Transfer: A Balance of Promise and Potential

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jeffrey Waldin |

One of the most important characteristics of any technology transfer office is the mandate under which it operates. While the goal of technology transfer is to bring the results of…

Adapting to Proposed Changes in US Patent Law

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jeffrey Waldin |

One of the questions raised by the America Invents Act is how the change from “first to invent” to “first to file” will affect US academic and non-profit institutions. Of…