is being presented by Kattina V. Barsik, Esq. Intellectual Property and Registered Patent Attorney and airs on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012. For more details, or to register please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com
Institutions involved in the exchange of unique materials – including federal laboratories, industrial research laboratories, and laboratories in universities, hospitals, or independent research institutes – often have specific expectations regarding compensation for the help they provide. It may range from acknowledgment in a publication to ownership of inventions made with the aid of the provided material.
Industry defends its commercial interests vigorously, and seeks to offset risk by acquiring and protecting exclusivity in the marketplace through patent law or by use of trade secrets. In contrast, the federal government and its academic grantees look to preserve the flow of ideas for public benefit, primarily through timely publication, and to serve as the public's steward of inventions by preserving the potential for new knowledge to generate a product from which the public may benefit. The exchange of materials between universities and industrial laboratories is often difficult, and unlikely to be standardized in the near future.
This audio conference presentation discusses how to deal with these competing priorities, and craft terms which avoid conflict and allow all parties to benefit.
