In-Licensing Promising Discontinued Pharmaceutical Products From Large Companies: Finding That “Rembrandt” In The Attic
Michael J. Martin Small pharmaceutical companies are always looking for that “diamond in the rough.” That “undiscovered research asset” which the large pharmaceutical company has discontinued or somehow ignored may represent a significant marketing opportunity for a small pharmaceutical company. Perpetuating this phenomena within the pharmaceutical business are recent ”in-licensing” success stories for “small” pharmaceuticals […]
Changes In U.S. Patent Licensing Over The Past Twenty Years
Dr. Stephen A. DegnanJustin V. Lewis Every once in while it is useful to stop, look back, and see what has changed in the business you are in. For as Willie Jolley said: “The past is supposed to be a place of reference, not a place of residence! There is a reason your car has […]
From Conception To Commercialization—University Technology Transfer Practices In The United States
Nila Bhakuni The United States is a very large country, and technology transfer practices differ depending on the institution and its mission, whether it is public or private, and where geographically the university is located. This article is drawn from my personal experience after ten years working in Research and Development in industry as a […]
University Technology Transfer Practices In Switzerland
Françoise Chardonnens The academic landscape in Switzerland consists of two federal institutes of technology (ETH Zurich and EPFL in Lausanne), ten cantonal universities and seven inter-cantonal universities of applied science. Historically, university technology transfer first developed within the two federal institutes of technology, which both have had a long tradition of relationships with industry. Licensing […]
From Conception To Commercialization—An International Survey Of University Technology Transfer Practices
Patricia Becerril de Marbán Due to the changes in IP Law that have taken place in Mexico in the past few years, high impact technologies developed by industrialized countries are now easily flowing into Mexico. Unfortunately, the situation related to technologies developped by Mexican nationals is completely different
Challenges For Technology Licensing Offices In Japan
Robert A. Myers American universities have been transferring their technology to industry since before World War II. This technology is now developed with the more than $35 billion that the universities receive annually from the federal government and industry, with the latter providing less than 10% of the total. The universities annually receive in total […]
University-Industry Collaboration In France
Didier IntèsEvelyne Rouah In the same manner as in the USA and in Japan, the questions of patenting of and obtaining commercial worth from inventions made by university researchers have been considered in various European countries as mentioned in particular in the document of the European Commission “Management of Intellectual Property in Publicly-Funded Research Organizations: […]
From University To Industry: The Brazilian Revolution In Technology Transfer And Innovation, The Case Of State University Of Campinas
Rosana Ceron Di Giorgio The present work shows the Brazilian revolution in technology transfer and innovation, emphasizing the case of State University of Campinas, which is leading patenting and licensing activities in Brazil and Latin America. Among the discussed subjects, there will be Brazilian laws and practices concerned with ownership rights and benefit sharing, government […]
From Conception To Commercialization—University Technology Transfer Practices In China (Including Hong Kong), Japan, Korea, And Singapore
Alice Ngan There are many steps from idea conception to commercialization. Throughout the process government policies always come into play. Although this process is the same worldwide, the importance that a government places on each step of the process varies. Furthermore, cultural difference and economic condition will affect who does what and where research is […]
Merck v. Integra: The Supreme Court’s Take On The Research Exception To Patent Infringement
William BarrettSheila Mikhail As is often the case, the Supreme Court’s most recent foray into the arcane world of patent law has answered one set of questions at the expense of leaving a path strewn with new sets of unanswered questions. In Merck v. Integra, the Court reviewed a decision of the Court of Appeals […]
