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Guiding Principles for University-Industry Endeavors Following a National University-Industry Summit on April 25, 2006, the University-Industry Partnership Project, which sought to deliberate on the causes of, and potential solutions to, the difficulties facing universities and companies when attempting to work together, produced the report Guiding Principles for University-Industry Endeavors. The report is part of a national toolkit focused on strengthening university-industry research partnerships designed to support these collaborative relations.
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Living Studies in University-Industry Negotiations: Applications of the Guiding Principles for University-Industry Endeavors The University-Industry Partnership Project, a collaboration of National Research Council of University Research Administrators, The National Academies' Government-University-Industry Research Administrators, and the Industrial Research Institute, convened in August 2003 to examine the frameworks for recasting the university-industry partnership. Members, collectively known as the University-Industry Congress, established three guiding principles for improving U-I partnerships. This report, the product of the National University-Industry Summit on April 25, 2006, defines approaches to foster university and industry partnerships and progressively minimize adverse outcomes of intellectual-property negotiation.
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Intellectual Property Rights: How Far Should They Be Extended?
Transcripts, powerpoint presentations and audio files from this February 2000 conference are available here. Featured speakers included Richard Levin, Yale University, Hon. Q. Todd Dickinson, former USPTO Commissioner, Hon. Roderkick McKelvie, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, among others. Also found in: Licensing ~ Litigation and Dispute Resolution ~ Patent Administration ~ Agriculture ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Internet ~ Software ~ Transcripts |
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Technology Commercialization: Russian Challenges, American Lessons This collection of papers—by American and Russian specialists—addresses a variety of legal, regulatory, institutional, and financial issues that can promote or hinder technology commercialization. The book is the result of a series of workshops organized by the National Research Council with the Russian Academy of Sciences on commercialization of technologies, particularly those developed at research and educational institutions. Technology Commercialization concludes with a list of actions, programs, and policies which warrant further consideration as Russia tries to improve the success of technology commercialization. This book will be of interest to those concerned with small-business development in post-communist states, university technology management, and comparative technology commercialization. Also found in: Licensing ~ Patent Administration ~ Trademarks ~ Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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Japanese Investment and Technology Transfer: An Exploration of its Impact Report of a workshop held in order to determine what can be said about linkages between Japanese investment and technology transfer to the United States. Also found in: Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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Nat'l Academies Press: Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy his publication assembles nine original research studies commissioned by the STEP Board to inform judgments about some of the institutional and policy changes in the US patent system over the last 25 years. Included are papers assessing how the USPTO examination process affects the quality of issued patents, how the post-patent review system in the US ("patent re-examination") and Europe ("patent opposition") compare in operation, under what circumstances the benefits of an opposition system would outweigh the costs, what are the trends in patent litigation overall and in the semiconductor industry in particular, how and why the protection of software has shifted from copyrighting to patenting, what are the characteristics of Internet business method patents, and whether the proliferation of patents in biological research tools is inhibiting biomedical research. An introduction by the editors places this work in the context of other social science research on the patent system. Also found in: Licensing ~ Litigation and Dispute Resolution ~ Patent Administration ~ Technology Transfer ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Software ~ Publications |
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A Patent System for the 21st Century, 2004 This report focuses on how well the system fulfills its mission of encouraging research, innovation, and the dissemination of knowledge and how it is adapting to rapid technological and economic changes. The panel concludes that the system has shown admirable flexibility in accommodating new technologies and reflecting the greater importance of intangible capital of all sorts. On the other hand, there is reason to be concerned about the quality of issued patents (whether they meet the statutory standards of novelty, utility, nonobviousness, and adequate written description), the resources available to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to keep up with the pace of change and volume of applications, features of U.S. law that inhibit the dissemination of information contained in patents and that raise the cost and uncertainty of litigation over patent validity and infringement, access to patented research technologies for basic non-commercial research, and redundancies and inconsistencies among national patent systems that raise the cost of global intellectual property protection. Also found in: International Harmonization ~ Licensing ~ Litigation and Dispute Resolution ~ Patent Administration ~ Technology Transfer ~ Internet ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Software ~ Publications |
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Swords into Market Shares: Technology, Economics, and Security in the New Russia While researching this book, Glenn Schweitzer met four Moscow physicists who were trying to license Russian technology to western firms for product manufacture. During the worst times, they were reduced to driving taxis to keep things afloat. He asked them, will technological innovation have a discernible impact on the Russian economy in the coming decade? No, was the immediate reply. Are they right? In Swords into Market Shares, Schweitzer examines the roots of such pessimism and the prospects for Russia to prosper from its technology in the post-Soviet world. He explores the different visions of prosperity held by entrepreneurs, technologists, and government officials and goes on to examine the barriers to progress as Russia struggles to build a viable technology industry on its own terms. In accessible language, this book talks about technology's place within Russia's economy and its research and development infrastructure. Schweitzer looks at the impact of the Soviet legacy--central planning, lack of priorities, scant incentives for personal initiative--and the aftermath of the Russian financial meltdown of 1998. Also found in: International Harmonization ~ Licensing ~ Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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Sharing Laboratory Resources: Genetically Altered Mice The remarkable success of molecular biology as a scientific enterprise over the last two decades is unqualified, but it has been accompanied by a complex phenomenon: the commercialization of its products. In some instances, such as the production of medically important materials by the biotechnology industry, we can point to commercialization as a vindication of public investment in science—a source of jobs, better health, and a competitive economy. But in other cases, the impulse to commercialize what science has produced raises troubling questions about conflicts of interests, the motivations of scientists, and even the legality of their actions. A workshop was held at the National Academy of Sciences on March 23 and 24, 1993 to consider genetically altered laboratory mice as a model with which to evaluate the elements that influence the sharing of scientific reagents, and this volume summarizes the views expressed by representatives of the community, academic institutions, the government, and several kinds of companies Also found in: Licensing ~ Litigation and Dispute Resolution ~ Technology Transfer ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Publications |
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LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress This report arises from the Library's own sense of its vulnerability and uncertainty at the dawn of the information age and attempts to respond closely to the institution's own sense of its mission. Accordingly, the Librarian of Congress asked the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct a study to provide strategic advice concerning the information technology path that LC should traverse over the coming decade. Also found in: Copyright ~ Licensing ~ Publications |
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Conflict and Cooperation in National Competition for High-Technology Industry This unique volume contains a powerful set of recommendations on issues at the center of international discussions on investment, trade, and technology policy. They take into account the globalization of industrial activity and the special characteristics of high-technology industries while recognizing the continued policy role of national governments. The report identifies the rationale for promotional measures for high-technology industries, delineates sources of friction among the leading industrial countries, and proposes policies to enhance international cooperation and strengthen the multilateral trading regime. It also examines the factors driving collaboration among otherwise competing firms and national programs, highlights the need to develop principles of equitable public and private international cooperation, and emphasizes the linkage between investment, government procurement, and other trade policies and prospects for enhanced international cooperation. Also found in: Licensing ~ Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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High-Stakes Aviation: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Transport Aircraft The third in a series of sector-specific assessments of U.S.-Japan technology linkages, this book examines U.S.-Japan relationships that develop or transfer aircraft technology, the motivations of participating organizations, and the impacts on U.S. and Japanese capabilities. Incorporating detailed accounts of the business and technology aspects of U.S.-Japan aircraft alliances, the volume also describes the U.S. and Japanese policy contexts, presents alternative scenarios for the future and outlines how linkages with Japan can be leveraged as part of a strategy to reenergize U.S. leadership in this critical industry. Also found in: Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition, and Public Policy This report reviews the evolution of strategic alliances involving U.S. and Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and analyzes whether alliances can contribute to the renewal of an industry faced with stiff competition from Japan. It includes case studies, alternative future scenarios, and suggestions for government and industry. Also found in: Licensing ~ Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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Europe 1992: The Implications of Market Integration for R & D-Intensive Firms The 12 member nations of the European Economic Community (EC) are engaged in a bold effort to create a Single European Market by the end of 1992. The changes brought about by European market integration will have a major impact on U.S. industry. Although proponents of the plan argue that it will benefit businesses by allowing economies of scale, more efficient marketing, and increased demands for goods and services from outside the Community, there is some concern that the Single European Market may serve to exclude or limit participation of non-European competition. The impact is likely to be particularly pronounced in industries with heavy involvement in research and development. This volume is based on a major two-day symposium which brought together officials of United States and other governments, industry representatives, and academic experts to examine EC policies on technical standards, intellectual property rights, access to the results of EC-supported basic research, and other issues affecting R&D intensive firms. Also found in: Licensing ~ Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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People and Technology in the Workplace Quick introduction of new technology is essential to America's competitiveness. But the success of new systems depends on their acceptance by the people who will use them. This new volume presents practical information for managers trying to meld the best in human and technological resources. The volume identifies factors that are critical to successful technology introduction and examines why America lags behind many other countries in this effort. Case studies document successful transitions to new systems and procedures in manufacturing, medical technology, and office automation--ranging from the Boeing Company's program to involve employees in decision making and process design, to the introduction of alternative work schedules for Mayo Clinic nurses. Also found in: Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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Balancing the National Interest: U.S. National Security Export Controls and Global Economic Competition
The U.S. national security export controls system--which was instituted to impede Soviet acquisition of high technology from the West--is both necessary and appropriate. Balancing the National Interest provides a thorough analysis of this controls system, examining the current system of laws, regulations, international agreements, and organizations that control the international transfer of technology through industrial channels. Foreign Affairs calls it "the best on the subject to have been published in the 40 years that the United States has exercised controls on exports that might add to Soviet power." Also found in: Licensing ~ Patent Administration ~ Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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Trends and Challenges in Aerospace Offsets The granting of offsets to promote exports of major aircraft systems has been a source of significant controversy. Critics believe that offsets undermine the U.S. manufacturing base; lead to the transfer of commercial technology, possibly affecting national security; and result in the loss of high-wage jobs. Defenders of the practice argue that offsets are a fact of commercial life and can result in net U.S. job gains. In an effort to focus the offsets debate on analytical issues, the White House National Economic Council asked the National Research Council to convene expert academicians, representatives from the aerospace industry, and top government officials to discuss the impact of offsets on the U.S. economy. To ensure a rigorous discussion encompassing all points of view, the conference included a series of papers outlining the positions of key participants. This resulting volume offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the impact of aerospace offsets. Also found in: Technology Transfer ~ Publications |
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