Post by Swimmy on Jan 27, 2008 8:36:12 GMT -5
Court sides with Washington university
If I remember my IP law correctly, most universities have their professors sign a licensing agreement at the onset of employment that assigns the professor's rights to any patentable or copyright-able research to the university. I seem to remember my copyright professor saying that a university owns the IP rights as a result of a professor's employment contract, but that the universities have not taken full advantage of these rights yet. Seems like this is the first instance and could be the start of a national trend.
If I remember my IP law correctly, most universities have their professors sign a licensing agreement at the onset of employment that assigns the professor's rights to any patentable or copyright-able research to the university. I seem to remember my copyright professor saying that a university owns the IP rights as a result of a professor's employment contract, but that the universities have not taken full advantage of these rights yet. Seems like this is the first instance and could be the start of a national trend.
