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University Ip: The University As Coordinator Of The Team Production Process, Samuel Estreicher, Kristina A. Yost
University Ip: The University As Coordinator Of The Team Production Process, Samuel Estreicher, Kristina A. Yost
Indiana Law Journal
This Article focuses on intellectual property (IP) issues in the university setting. Often, universities require faculty who have been hired in whole or in part to invent to assign inventions created within the scope of their employment to the university. In addition, the most effective way to secure compliance with the Bayh-Dole Act, which deals with ownership of inventions involving federally funded research, is for the university to take title to such inventions. Failure to specify who has title can result in title passing to the government. Once the university asserts ownership, it then decides whether to process a patent …
A Comparative Perspective On The Patent Eligibility Of Software Inventions, Hung-San Kuo
A Comparative Perspective On The Patent Eligibility Of Software Inventions, Hung-San Kuo
Maurer Theses and Dissertations
Computer software is considered similar to an algorithm, a mental activity, or an abstract idea, so whether or not it meets patent eligibility is full of controversy. Although computer software products are sold all over the world, each jurisdiction deals with them differently based on individual regulations. If there were an objective and proper way to deal with this subject matter, it would reduce the number of debates and narrow the gap of patent protection among different jurisdictions.
The meaning of "invention" in patent law in each jurisdiction is the most important factor affecting the determination of patent eligibility, which …
Rules V. Standards For Patent Law In The Plant Sciences, Mark D. Janis
Rules V. Standards For Patent Law In The Plant Sciences, Mark D. Janis
Articles by Maurer Faculty
This article argues that US patent jurisprudence as applied to the plant sciences is moving to a second stage that will be characterized by more by incremental calibration than by spectacular change. The article discusses two doctrines of patent scope that are likely to be implicated in calibrating the utility patent system for the plant sciences: enablement and experimental use. It considers how those doctrines may be refined to serve as calibration tools in the application of patent law to the plant sciences.
Certainty, Fence Building, And The Useful Arts, Craig Allen Nard
Certainty, Fence Building, And The Useful Arts, Craig Allen Nard
Indiana Law Journal
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A Tale Of The Apocryphal Axe: Repair, Reconstruction, And The Implied License In Intellectual Property Law, Mark D. Janis
A Tale Of The Apocryphal Axe: Repair, Reconstruction, And The Implied License In Intellectual Property Law, Mark D. Janis
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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