The ivory tower and industrial innovation -- Historical overview: American universities and technical progress in industry -- University patent policies and university patenting before the Bayh-Dole Act -- The research corporation and university technology licensing, 1912-80 -- A political history of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 -- The Bayh-Dole Act and patenting and licensing at the University of California, Stanford University, and Columbia University -- The effects of entry and experience on U.S. university patenting before and after the Bayh-Dole Act -- What happens in university-industry technology transfer? Evidence from five case studies / Robert A. Lowe, David C. Mowery, and Bhaven N. Sampat.