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My Patent, Your Patent, or Our Patent? Inventorship Disputes Within Academic Research Groups

dc.contributor.authorSeymore, Sean B., 1971-
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-28T12:35:54Z
dc.date.available2014-06-28T12:35:54Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citation16 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 125 (2006)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/6529
dc.description.abstractThe statutory requirement of identifying the first and true inventor is often muddled by the mores and practices of academic science. Unfortunately, and despite claims of scientists and attorneys to the contrary, I contend that the inventive entity is not discovered but rather determined in and through social relationships. Although universities should always strive to promulgate policies which fully comport with the law, the biggest incentive for universities to insist on correct inventorship is financial. I argue that the rise in mentee claims for sole or joint inventorship, as well as the ever-present threat of an inequitable conduct defense in a patent infringement suit, jeopardizes the ability of the university to generate royalties from licensing agreements. To protect this revenue stream, I contend that universities must revisit their "hands off" approach to the inner workings of the academic research group, at least with respect to determining the correct inventorship for a patent application.en_US
dc.format.extent1 PDF (45 pages)en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAlbany Law Journal of Science & Technologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshPatent laws and legislation -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshUniversities and colleges -- Researchen_US
dc.subject.lcshUniversities and colleges -- Financeen_US
dc.subject.lcshPatent infringement -- United Statesen_US
dc.titleMy Patent, Your Patent, or Our Patent? Inventorship Disputes Within Academic Research Groupsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.ssrn-urihttp://ssrn.com/abstract=976397


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