Article: At the Chronicle Of Higher Education website, Alex Campbell reports that UNC has put in place measures to prevent and minimize unauthorized file sharing by students. Specifically, computers that have file sharing software will not be allowed to connect to the campus network unless and until that student/computer is awarded a “hall pass.” This… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
University Professor Is Sued For Allegedly Stealing ALS Drug Invention
Posted in PatentCase: Nuvo Research Inc. v. McGrath (filed August 15, 2011, N.D. Cal.) What allegedly happened: In a complaint filed on August 15, 2011 in the Northern District of California court, Nuvo Research Inc. alleges that a UCSF professor, who had worked as a consultant for Nuvo, applied for a patent on an ALS (sometimes called… Continue Reading
America Invents Act Gets Praise From Higher Education Institutions
Posted in PatentOn September 8, 2011, six higher education related institutions released a joint statement endorsing the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act as passed by the Senate. The six institutions are the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, the Association of University Technology… Continue Reading
Dealing With Corporate Counsel In a University-Corporate Joint Venture
Posted in Due DiligenceAssociation of Corporate Counsel website has an article about corporate counsels’ dealings with universities in the context of intellectual property intensive joint ventures. Much of the article is about practicing due diligence to be sure that patent ownership, patent equitable ownership and/or duties to assign future applications are clear and consistent as between the corporation… Continue Reading
Intel Spends $30M On Open Source University Computer Centers
Posted in Copyright, Open SourceFrom: An August 3, 2011 Intel press release: These centers represent the next $30 million installment of Intel’s recently announced 5-year, $100 million ISTC program to increase university research and accelerate innovation in a handful of key areas. As with previously announced ISTCs for visual computing and secure computing, the new centers encourage tighter collaboration… Continue Reading
Internet Broadcast of High School Sporting Events
Posted in First AmendmentCase: WIAA. v. GANNETT CO., Docket Number 10-2627 (7th Cir. 8-24-2011) What happened: As the governing body for middle and high school athletic programs in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA or Association) sponsors statewide post-season tournaments. In 2005, WIAA contracted with American-HiFi, a video production company, to stream its tournament events online. Under… Continue Reading
New Rules On Researcher Ties To Corporate Sponsors
Posted in UncategorizedAt the Chronicle of Higher Education website, Paul Basken reports that new rules will be published in the Federal Register concerning corporate ties of researchers and required disclosures relating thereto. In a nutshell: The final form of the changes falls short of some of the more aggressive regulations suggested by Dr. Collins and the NIH…. Continue Reading
Better Funding Means Better Tech Transfer
Posted in Technology TransferAt the Innovation website, Ben Ray Lujan cites a new study that shows the importance of tech transfer with respect to federally-funded technology. Moneyquote: A major study of the current state of affairs of technology transfer across the federal government was recently released by the Institute for Defense Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute …. Continue Reading