I would agree with the idea that putting a uniform law across the country that every university has to conform with.... That is not the barrier; the barrier is the ability to negotiate contracts to leverage business interests to participate in a research project. I think you have to go back again distinguish between a research project or an innovation project that is designed for commercialization. You still have to distinguish research as opposed to something that is designed specifically for a commercializable product.
If you're looking to engage business, there has to be a way for business to be able to participate and have some ownership of the product when it comes out. That's up to those universities. If they want to participate in those kinds of projects, then they'll need to amend their policies.