University Patent Rights Could Rely More On Contracts Than Bayh-Dole, Supreme Court Suggests
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In oral arguments in Stanford v. Roche, justices question why inventors cannot directly assign their inventions; government is concerned universities could eliminate its share of royalties.
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