Podcasts Technology Law Bytes Episode 20: Why Canadian Universities Should Get Out of the Patent Game - Richard Gold on Canadas Failed Research Commercialization Strategy

Episode 20: Why Canadian Universities Should Get Out of the Patent Game - Richard Gold on Canadas Failed Research Commercialization Strategy

Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 7:01 p.m.

b'Technology transfer in the university context has emerged as significant policy issue with governments seeking to maximize the benefits of public investment in research at Canadian universities. For example, the Ford government in Ontario recently launched an expert panel on intellectual property squarely focused on the issue that speaks to maximizing commercialization opportunities with an emphasis on intellectual property. But what if maximizing commercialization opportunities does not mean prioritizing patents?\\xa0 Professor Richard Gold from McGill University\\u2019s Faculty of Law argues that universities should get out of the patenting game. He joins me on the Lawbytes podcast this week to discuss the failure of patent first strategies and why open science may offer a better path for commercialization success.\\nThe podcast can be downloaded here and is embedded below. The transcript is posted at the bottom of this post or can be accessed here. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.\\n\\nEpisode Notes:\\nGold, Should Universities Get Out of the Patent Business\\nCredits:\\nAUTM, About Technology Transfer\\nTechCrunch, Judge Rules CRISPR-Cas9 Belongs to Broad Institute\\nSGC Channel, Welcome to SGC Toronto\\nTranscript:\\n\\n\\n\\nLawBytes Podcast \\u2013 Episode 20 transcript powered by Sonix\\u2014the best audio to text transcription service\\nLawBytes Podcast \\u2013 Episode 20 was automatically transcribed by Sonix with the latest audio-to-text algorithms. This transcript may contain errors.'