U.S. Supreme Court to decide university patent case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether patents on inventions that arise from federally-funded research must go to the university where the inventor worked.
The high court late last year agreed to hear an appeal from Stanford University.
Stanford sued pharmacutical giant Roche over the alleged infringement of technology for detecting HIV levels in a patient’s blood.
The university said it owns the technology because its discoverer worked at Stanford. The 1980 Bayh-Dole Act allows universities to retain the rights to research funded by federal grants.
But Roche says Stanford researcher Mark Holodniy also signed a contract with it that give the company the patent to anything that resulted from their collaboration.
The case is Stanford University v. Roche, 09-1159.
‘Raising the Bar’ explores current issues in labor law Jan. 19
Raising the Bar, an educational series raising employer awareness of current issues in employment and labor law and presented by employment law firm Nemeth Burwell PC, will address developments in labor and employment law that will change certain aspects of how business is conducted in 2011 on Wednesday, Jan. 19, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Troy Marriott, 200 W. Big Beaver Road. Continental breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. The cost of the event is $60 per person and pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail Amanda Galletti at agalletti@nemethburwell.com or call (313) 567-5921.
Wayne Law Alumni Association Happy Hour at Mr. B’s Pub Feb. 3
Kick off the new year with the Wayne State University Law School Alumni Association. A Wayne Law Alumni Happy Hour will be hosted Thursday, Feb. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mr. B’s Pub, 215 South Main Street, in Royal Oak. There is no charge to attend. To register for the event, e-mail Christopher G. Darrow at wsualum@ybpc.com.
OCBA Criminal Law Committee to hold ‘Search and Seizure’ seminar
The Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Criminal Law Committee will present “Search and Seizure” as part of its Anatomy of a Criminal Case – Year XII brown bag lunch lecture series on Tuesday, Jan. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oakland County Bar Center in Bloomfield Hills. The cost to attend is $10 for OCBA members and $20 for all walk-ins and non-OCBA members.
For more information, call (248) 334-3400. To register, visit www.ocba.org.
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