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You invent it, you own it – Supreme Court addresses federally funded inventions
October / November 2011
Newsletter: Ideas on Intellectual Property Law
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
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Abstract: Researchers at a university and a private biotech company developed a technique to measure the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV. The university obtained three patents related to the technique. Its researchers agreed to assign to the university their right, title and interest in the inventions created, but one did the same for the private company. When the division doing this federally funded research was taken over by another company, which then began manufacturing HIV detection kits, the university alleged patent infringement. This article explains why the Supreme Court sided with the company, while a sidebar discusses the opinions of the two dissenting justices. Bd. of Trustees v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc., No. 09-1159, June 6, 2011 (Supreme Court)
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Looking for a stimulus package for your estate plan?
April / May 2009
Newsletter: Insight on Estate Planning
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
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Abstract: The current economic woes present an extraordinary estate planning opportunity: low interest rates combined with depressed stock and real estate prices make it an ideal time to transfer wealth to children and grandchildren. This article discusses the benefits of gifting and using grantor retained annuity trusts.