Re:US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broa...
by jjeaff on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @01:04AM
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The university of California is controlled by and owned by the people of California (at least in a round about way).
Re:US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broa...
by thaumasiotes on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @02:01AM
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The PTO, and the very concept of a patent in the American legal system, are also controlled and owned by the people of California in that sense. It's not a useful way to look at the world.
Re:US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broa...
by diffeomorphism on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @12:59AM
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Who are the "UC regents"? It is a public university, so (at least indirectly) the public. Seems like a big difference.
OK...
> In particular, I think that the Bayh–Dole Act should be strengthened to vest the patent with the institution directly, and to create a default presumption that the institution owns the IP.
What happened to remaining in the hands of the public? How does the public benefit from this? With the patent assigned to Broad, nobody's allowed to use it without permission from Broad. With the patent assigned to the UC system, nobody's allowed to use it without permission from the UC regents. As far as the public is concerned, there's no difference.