Recent-phd
Junior Member
California
A professor in my University, who was not my graduate supervisor, wrote a US patent (sole inventor) that was finally awarded. I was sick to read his published patent as it contained large sections of text from my thesis work and subsequent papers and he did not have my permission, the permission of my supervisor or anyone else, to cite or use my work. No citations to my work were provided.
After an 18 month investiagtion, the University now admits that the patent application and the actual patent ontains plagiarised material, and has offered me an explicit written apology. They blame a technical error in their Research Office and a scum-bag lawyer who wrote the patent that stole my words and ideas and equations etc!
I feel totally violated that my words and ideas have been stolen and are now being used in a patent that is bringing the University a little fame and fortune. I got screwed big time. The written apology indicates the University takes the responsibiliy and were to blame.
I need compensation - or even punitive damages.
What can be done?. Who can a poor student turn too?
Recent-Phd
A professor in my University, who was not my graduate supervisor, wrote a US patent (sole inventor) that was finally awarded. I was sick to read his published patent as it contained large sections of text from my thesis work and subsequent papers and he did not have my permission, the permission of my supervisor or anyone else, to cite or use my work. No citations to my work were provided.
After an 18 month investiagtion, the University now admits that the patent application and the actual patent ontains plagiarised material, and has offered me an explicit written apology. They blame a technical error in their Research Office and a scum-bag lawyer who wrote the patent that stole my words and ideas and equations etc!
I feel totally violated that my words and ideas have been stolen and are now being used in a patent that is bringing the University a little fame and fortune. I got screwed big time. The written apology indicates the University takes the responsibiliy and were to blame.
I need compensation - or even punitive damages.
What can be done?. Who can a poor student turn too?
Recent-Phd