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A comment on US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broad Inst invented CRISPR. Parent comment

Re:US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broa... by diffeomorphism on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @12:59AM (#30510209)
Who are the "UC regents"? It is a public university, so (at least indirectly) the public. Seems like a big difference.
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Re:US PTO rules against Univ of California, argues that Broa... by dekhn on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @09:53AM (#30514863)
The regents are a corporation which was granted powers to operate on the behalf of the public.
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