Allocating patent rights in collaborative research agreements

Research Technology Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-59

  Slowinski, Gene ^a,b   Sagal, Matthew W ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alliance Management Group Inc   (United States)

^c Alliance Management Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative research; Joint development; Patent rights; Research alliances

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MARKETING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; JOINT DEVELOPMENT; PATENT RIGHTS; RESEARCH ALLIANCES;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 33646397039     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.2006.11657359     Document Type: Review

References (4)

1. Slowinski, Gene and Sagal, Matthew W. The Strongest Link: Forging a Profitable & Enduring Corporate Alliance. New York: AMACOM, 2003.
2. The actual words are found in United States patent law at 35 U.S.C. 262: "In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, each of the joint owners of a patent may make, use, offer to sell or sell the patented invention within the United States, or import the patented invention into the United States, without the consent of, and without accounting to the other owners." Laws in other countries may differ.
3. Dillahunty, T. Gene. How To (And How Not To) Deal with Inventorship in Joint Agreements, les Nouvelles, March 2002, pp. 1-6.
4. O'Reilley, D. Patrick. Allocation of Ownership of Inventions in Joint Development Agreements: the United States Perspective, les Nouvelles, December 2000, pp. 168-172.