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ERIC Number: EJ547682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
High-Stakes Patent Fight Features Big Money, Cancer Research, Politics, and Public Relations.
Blumenstyk, Goldie
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n42 pA37-A39 Jun 27 1997
Johns Hopkins University (Maryland) is challenging the rights of a biotechnology company to infringe on the university's patents on an invention; the company is challenging the patents' validity. The case is seen as representative of issues concerning technology transfer in which universities, government funding, and private industry interact. The 16-year battle over patent rights in this case is chronicled. (MSE)
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Higher Education, Inventions, Legal Problems, Patents, Political Influences, Private Financial Support, School Business Relationship, Scientific Research, Technology Transfer
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Johns Hopkins University MD