Some PI's are terribly sophisticated and some just don't
want the hassle. It's the institution's right to patent that is the
issue. If the institution believes it's patentable, then go ahead
and treat the PI as you would any other inventor. They really
aren't in the loop on this decision-- it's about the institution
protecting its property.
Spanky
At 08:30 AM 1/18/2006, you wrote:
Can anyone on the list think of
examples you would care to share with me
of PIs who do not seem to care about protecting their patent rights
when
negotiating the terms of an agreement with an external sponsor? No
names are necessary! What were their reasons for not being
concerned
about protecting their patent rights? I'm trying to gather some
real-life examples to provide to some authors working on article
related
to this topic.
Thanks for any help you can give us on this!
William Sharp, Ph.D.
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Office of the Vice Provost for Research
The University of Kansas
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Lawrence, KS 66045-7563
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(785) 864-5049 fax
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