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Contemptuous Invention Claims

Let’s start with the Dubilier decision. In 1933, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that two federal employees, working within the area of expertise for which they were employed, using the employer’s time and resources, still owned the inventions they made … Continue reading

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Bayh-Dole’s “subject invention” botch of the Federal Procurement Regulations, 1

Bayh-Dole botches its management of invention ownership. To see how, we need to look at how Bayh-Dole in 1980 changed the Federal Procurement Regulation put in place in 1975. In particular, let’s look at how the definition of subject invention … Continue reading

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NIST smokes Stanford v Roche, 2

Let’s get simple about the NIST rule change on assignment of subject inventions. This requires logic. I’m sorry about that. I know it’s not the Bayh-Dole way. Supreme Court: Bayh-Dole applies only to subject inventions. A subject invention is an … Continue reading

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