Universities are definitely trying to cash in on the revenue generating potential of researchers. There are number of universities that have recently changed th

Universities are definitely trying to cash in on the revenue generating potential of researchers. There are number of universities that have recently changed their stance on intellectual property rights so that the inventors retain most of the ownership and profits of their invention. This is to try and jumpstart innovation, as previously inventors at universities were reluctant to disclose due to getting very little out of it.