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I believe that the government does own a portion of the IP. If you read patents filed by defense contractors and pharma/universities they often say something l
by nceqs3 6y ago
I believe that the government does own a portion of the IP.
If you read patents filed by defense contractors and pharma/universities they often say something like this "This invention was made with Government support under Contract no. F29601-03-C-0191 awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N. Mex. The Government has certain rights in the invention."
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/f9/bc/b9/dd132ea998dccf/US8165178.pdf https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/f9/bc/b9/dd132ea...
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoSo then why is the government letting the company reap so much of the benefits of their IP?
- s1artibartfast 6y agoIt depends on the contract made between the government and the developer before funding was issued.
- dmitrygr 6y agoSo that when they want more research done, companies do not reply with: "you screwed us last time, NO THNX BYE" Basically the same reason that "I changed the deal, pray i do not change it further" is a strategy that works at most once.