US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broad Inst invented CRISPR
Only somewhat on-topic, but this is the latest in a long line of cases which transfer IP from universities to corporations on various grounds.For a particularly representative previous example, see Stanford v Roche [1], in which SCOTUS found that a patent originated with the individual researcher and not his institution, and was therefore transferrable to other private entities with whom the researcher had agreements.I, for one, believe that we should enact stronger protections to ensure that research partially performed at publicly-funded labs remains in the hands of the public. In particular, I think that the Bayh–Dole Act should be strengthened to vest the patent with the institution directly, and to create a default presumption that the institution owns the IP.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University_v._Roche_M....