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Bhaven N. Sampat

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Johns Hopkins University and NBER. Current research focuses on the history and political economy of U.S. S&T policy, the economics of the NIH, and pharmaceutical patent policy. Webisite: bhavensampat.github.io

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Lisa L. Ouellette @patentscholar.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks to @prmalone.bsky.social and his team at the @juelsgaardclinic.bsky.social at @stanfordlaw.bsky.social for filing this amicus brief on behalf of myself, @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social, @danielpgross.bsky.social & @sampat.bsky.social in the NIH indirect costs case papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Brief of Scholars of Economics and Innovation as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees in Massachusetts v. NIH

<div> This amicus curiae brief—filed in the consolidated First Circuit appeals (Nos. 25-1343, 25-1344, 25-1345) from <i>Massachusetts v. NIH</i> (D. Mass. Mar.

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · May 9

The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives (39, 2) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/803.

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 39 No. 2 Spring 2025

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Daniel P. Gross @danielpgross.bsky.social · Mar 29

Looks like the cat is out of the bag. Good post by @stuartbuck.bsky.social on indirect cost recovery citing new joint work with @sampat.bsky.social and @pierre-azoulay.bsky.social.

Find it here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g8792...

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Bhaven N. Sampat @sampat.bsky.social · Feb 26

Call for papers EPIP2025: “Turning IP Ambitions into Action: Creating Connections, Collaborations, and Communities”. The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2025. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Esther van Zimmeren on LinkedIn: #ip #iplawandgovernance #ipandinnovation #ipincentives…

Call for papers alert! The EPIP2025 call for papers for the 20th Annual Conference in Antwerp September 10-12th is out. Please visit the conference website to…

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Bhaven N. Sampat @sampat.bsky.social · Feb 19

Topics will include: 1. Querying massive datasets efficiently
2. Using SQL + Python for reproducible research
3. Optimizing costs & avoiding common pitfalls

Roger Masclans (Duke) and Dror Shvadron (Toronto) will lead the session.

Bhaven N. Sampat @sampat.bsky.social · Feb 19

NBER Innovation Information Initiative (I3) Upskilling Session: BigQuery for Patent & Innovation Data

Join us Feb 21, at 11 AM ET for the first I3 Upskilling session: Using Google BigQuery for patent and innovation data/analyses. Register here:

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: i3 Upskilling Session: intro to Google BigQuery. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Bhaven N. Sampat @sampat.bsky.social · Feb 19

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Richard Nelson’s legacy for the Economics of Innovation and IP

Richard R. Nelson has inspired generations of economists interested in technological change, innovation and intellectual property. His research has allowed us to conceptualize and better understand th...

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Feb 17

@danielpgross.bsky.social & @sampat.bsky.social introduce a comprehensive, open-access #dataset identifying US government-funded patents from 1900-2020. The government's share of patented innovations reached its zenith during WWII - comprising 11% of all US filings.
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A graph of government-funded patents per R&D dollar, overall and by agency.

Though federal spending on research and development has been a pillar of US innovation since World War II, the level and composition of that funding shows significant variation over time. This column introduces a comprehensive, open-access dataset identifying government-funded patents from 1900 to 2020, collected from administrative records of the US Patent and Trademark Office. The authors discuss how these data – which include a much larger set of publicly funded patents than was previously known – can be used in future research, consider their limitations, and document long-run patterns in US patent policy.

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NBER @nber.org · Feb 15

The US WW2 medical research and development effort catalyzed postwar science, modernized drug discovery, and fueled the postwar National Institutes of Health — reshaping biomedical innovation for decades, from Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat https://www.nber.org/papers/w33457

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Bhaven N. Sampat @sampat.bsky.social · Feb 4

Here are some tributes prepared for an AOM Lifetime Achievement Award a few years ago, recognizing both his intellectual contributions and generosity. Dick, you will be missed.

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Richard R. Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

YouTube video by TIM Division

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Daniel P. Gross @danielpgross.bsky.social · Feb 3

🔊🔊New WP: "The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine"

How WW2 transformed biomed. science, triggered a golden age of drug discovery, and fueled the postwar NIH. Insights for biomed R&D today. 💉

Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fuhc8...

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Lisa L. Ouellette @patentscholar.bsky.social · Jan 28

Politico reports that RFK Jr is open to using Bayh-Dole march-in on pharma patents:
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

Bhaven Sampat and I looked into how much effect this could have (short answer: not much):
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Using Bayh-Dole Act March-In Rights to Lower US Drug Prices

This cross-setional study examines the feasibility of using march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act to systemically lower drug prices by removing patent barriers to competition using data from the Foo...

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Issues in Science and Technology @issuesinst.bsky.social · Nov 27

ISSUES is thrilled to join the Bluesky community! ⁠

A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. ⁠1/ issues.org

20 recent ISSUES covers, designed by Fabio Cutro.

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Tim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · Nov 13

The NBER Innovation Information Initiative will award five or more fellowships of $1500 each to graduate students in economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, or related fields. Applications open at link below. Full deets in picture. "Outsiders" encouraged to apply.

Details of application process from NBER email, including oppty to contact organizers to contact Bhaven Sampat (bhaven.sampat@asu.edu) and/or Agnes Cameron (agnescam@mit.edu)

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