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Stanford University v. Roche Molecular Systems

Categories: Copyright/Patents,Headlines,Property Rights,Supreme Court/courts

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/09-1159

7-2 decision of the Supreme Court in a case involving patent rights to inventions, in this case HIV test kits, where the research work involves both university and private labs.  The court ruled that patent rights do not automatically go to federal contractors when the invention derives from federal funding.  From Findlaw.com