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A Victory for the Student Researcher: Chou v. University of Chicago Duke Law and Technology Review. "For years, graduate and other 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. In July 2001, the Federal Circuit finally addressed these concerns by interpreting the law in a way that strictly protects the rights of student researchers. This article examines this long-overdue change in the law and discusses its potential implications."
The Kept University by Eyal Press and Jennifer Washburn, The Atlantic Monthly, March, 2000. "Commercially sponsored research is putting at risk the paramount value of higher education -- disinterested inquiry. Even more alarming, the authors argue, universities themselves are behaving more and more like for-profit companies."
Silence in class San Francisco Bay Guardian, March 21, 2001. "Governor Davis's new science institutes could further undermine the University of California's mission – and be hazardous to your health."
Academe: Technology for Sale SlashDot contributor Jon Katz's take on the privatization of academic science.
Patent fight rattles academic computing MSNBC, Aug 28, 2006. "In a move that has shaken up the e-learning community, Blackboard Inc. has been awarded a patent establishing its claims to some of the basic features of the software that powers online education."
Egyptian center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Non profit organization aims to increase awareness about intellectual property and information technology and provide a wide array of legal services
Necessity as the Mother of Tenure? Dec 14, 2004 NY Times op-ed suggesting that inventions (in the form of patents) should be part of the criteria used for determining tenure.
U.S Inventors Patent Technologies Around the World NSF Issue Brief 99-329
The Science Investor An Inter Disciplinary Magazine of Investment Opportunities in Science, Technology and Medicine. The Place for Investors searching for Investment opportunities in the fields of Science, Technology and Medicine and for the Scientist/Inventor/Developer looking to move their Projects ahead!