Are university researchers at risk for patent infringement?

Nature Biotechnology,  November 08, 2007

"Could university professors performing basic research be successfully sued for infringing patents?"

"Just because a researcher has not been sued does not mean he or she will not be in the near future. And if a researcher has a stake in a commercial startup company that is spun out of university research, she or he may be in for a rude surprise." 

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