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Higher Education and Patent Reform: Pulled in Two Directions

Session Details

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Farragut Room (Plaza Level)

Session Type: General Session

Speaker(s)

  • Richard Fontana, Counsel, Software Freedom Law Center
  • Carl E. Gulbrandsen, Managing Director, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
  • Edward Kazenske, Senior Director, IP&L-Patent Group, Microsoft Corporation
  • Joshua D. Sarnoff, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, Washington College of Law
  • Session moderator: John C. Vaughn, Executive Vice President, Association of American Universities

Abstract

American colleges and universities have a love/hate relationship with patents: technology transfer brings in millions of dollars, establishes reputations, and enhances America's competitive status in the world, yet an expanding number of dubious patents are leading to higher costs, decreased market selection, and threats of litigation across many departments on campus. In this session, we'll review current legislative proposals for patent reform and spotlight some of the latest problem patents in the news.

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