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The use of the patent system for federal research results, 1: Dubilier

It starts with Dubilier. In 1933, the Supreme Court decided in Dubilier that federal employees, just because they were employed, did not give up their personal–Constitutional–rights in inventions that they made. Considering the possible differences between private employment and federal … Continue reading

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Federal agency patent enforcement under Bayh-Dole, 5

Let’s work through the situation on federal ownership of inventions outside of Bayh-Dole protocols for acquiring inventions from contractors that screw up their patenting of subject inventions. Again, we are looking for any indication that federal agencies, in acquiring patents, … Continue reading

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