In a sample of 5811 patents with US faculty as inventors, 26\% are assigned solely to firms rather than universities as dictated by US university employment policies and Bayh-Dole. We relate assignment to patent characteristics, university policy, and inventor field. Patents assigned to firms (whether established or start-ups with inventor as principal) are less basic than those assigned to universities suggesting firm assigned patents result from faculty consulting. Assignment to inventor-related start-ups is less likely the higher the share of revenue inventors receive from university-licensed patents. Firm assignment also varies by inventor field and whether the university is public or private.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Thursby2009
%A Thursby, Jerry G.
%A Fuller, A
%A Thursby, Marie C.
%D 2009
%J Research Policy
%K Academic entrepreneurship,Consulting,Faculty patenting,IPPolicie,USA,University-industry technology transfer
%N 1
%P 14--25
%R 10.1016/j.respol.2008.09.004
%T US faculty patenting: Inside and outside the university
%U http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S004873330800214X
%V 38
%X In a sample of 5811 patents with US faculty as inventors, 26\% are assigned solely to firms rather than universities as dictated by US university employment policies and Bayh-Dole. We relate assignment to patent characteristics, university policy, and inventor field. Patents assigned to firms (whether established or start-ups with inventor as principal) are less basic than those assigned to universities suggesting firm assigned patents result from faculty consulting. Assignment to inventor-related start-ups is less likely the higher the share of revenue inventors receive from university-licensed patents. Firm assignment also varies by inventor field and whether the university is public or private.
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abstract = {In a sample of 5811 patents with US faculty as inventors, 26\% are assigned solely to firms rather than universities as dictated by US university employment policies and Bayh-Dole. We relate assignment to patent characteristics, university policy, and inventor field. Patents assigned to firms (whether established or start-ups with inventor as principal) are less basic than those assigned to universities suggesting firm assigned patents result from faculty consulting. Assignment to inventor-related start-ups is less likely the higher the share of revenue inventors receive from university-licensed patents. Firm assignment also varies by inventor field and whether the university is public or private.},
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