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Student Researcher Wins Patent Dispute

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the man-bites-dog dept.

Matthew writes: "For years, student researchers at universities have alleged that the hierarchical system in academic research allows supervising PhDs to steal and patent inventions that were rightfully discovered by students. The Federal Circuit finally addressed these concerns by interpreting the law in a way that strictly protects the rights of student researchers. As such, student researchers will now be able to sue their supervising PhDs for any actions that are not in the best interests of the student researcher or the patent rights of the student researcher."

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  1. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    booyah

  2. so i just woke up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and i'm tired :'(

    1. Re:so i just woke up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Welcome to the real world buddy! Now get your lazy ass of /. and get to work! Someobdy's gotta dig those ditches!

  3. 5th Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    5th Post

  4. This is HUGE... by Psarchasm · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why just think... Instead of just filling Professor Hathaway's house with popcorn - Knight and crew could have also sued him for millions! This calls for Real Genius 2!

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  5. sue? by MattBurke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know about the situation in the States, but in the UK our skint students would never be able to afford to sue anyone.

  6. Re:Why must it be about the money? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    gross negligence and cunduct unbecomming

    Please don't try to use these long words without adult supervision in future, thank you

  7. Re:It'll ruin higher education funding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What do you mean what has microsoft got to with this.
    This is slashdot dummy.

  8. Re:Interesting, but scary? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Very important observation: mod this up!