I would just make one very brief comment, because I know we're pressed for time. I agree that there are a lot of potential gains to be made from standardizing things, but at the same time, I think it's important to recognize that this may not necessarily be the right answer either. In fact, a variety of approaches may generate new ideas for best practices, so learning between institutions is important. Waterloo is a great example of how to manage IP, but UBC, which I think many people would argue is at the other end of the extreme in terms of IP being developed at university, also has a high rate of start-up companies. So they have different approaches. The UBC model maybe has more hands-on incubating, while Waterloo is more hands off, inventor-driven. In the United States, for instance, there isn't a standardized sort of IP regime for universities, and they're quite successful.
On June 19th, 2012. See this statement in context.