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Startup Act Referred to Multiple House Committees

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

HR 5983 was referred to multiple committees in the House of Representatives last week. The stated purpose of the bill is to stimulate economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses. AUTM has indicated general support for the bill,…

Crowdfunding to Support Research and Development

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

An article in the New York Times returned to the subject of scientific crowdfunding, which the newspaper had previously reviewed in a story published last summer. While the direct solicitation of public contributions has been used to support other projects, ranging from creative efforts…

Kauffman Foundation Issues An Entrepreneurial Approach to Reforming Higher Education

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

The Kauffman Foundation, known for its advocacy of entrepreneurship in technology transfer, has issued a report that advocates similar principles in order to address the challenges of higher education in general. The report encourages innovation, and identification of new approaches to…

USPTO Announces a Pilot Program to Eliminate the Need to Pursue Request for Continued Examination

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

In an effort to streamline the patent application process, a pilot program has been authorized, effective immediately, that would eliminate the need to pursue RCE if additional information becomes available after payment of the patent issue fee. Under many circumstances,…

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 NIH to facilitate the licensing of non-parented research materials, 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 of that discussion concerns the transition from a “first to…

InfoEd Technology Transfer: Lowering Administrative Burden

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jeffrey Waldin |

In order to facilitate material transfer requests for non-profit research organizations, the National Institutes of Health has announced plans to release a new web-based system in December 2011. This development follows the previously announced launch of the electronic Research Materials…

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 research into the public marketplace where they can be put…

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 specific concern is how this may accelerate the patent application…

Managing Technology / Patent Review

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jeffrey Waldin |

There are different processes used to assess whether the material disclosed in a Report of Invention is sufficient to define a unique technology, and whether that technology should be maintained as part of the institution portfolio with active patent protection.…