Ivory tower and industrial innovation :  university-industry technology transfer before and after the Bayh-Dole act in the United States / 
David C. Mowery [and others. 
 - Stanford, Calif. :  Stanford Business Books,  (c)2004. 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Innovation and technology in the world economy .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Since the early 1980s, universities in the United States have greatly expanded their patenting and licensing activities. The Congressional Joint Economic Committee, among other authorities, have argued that this surge contributed to the economic boom of the 1990s. And, many observers have attributed this trend to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. Using quantitative analysis and detailed case studies, this book tests that conventional wisdom and assesses the effects of the Act, examining the diverse channels through which commercialization has occurred over the 20th century and since the passage of th. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804796361 9780804749206 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technology transfer--United States.<br/>Academic-industrial collaboration--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T174  / .I967 2004