In a decision that could force many universities to rethink their IP policies, the University of Western Australia (UWA) has lost a legal battle over the patent rights to cancer therapies developed by a former academic.
"The judgment shows that universities can't rely on implied terms that inventions belong to them," said Kim O'Connell, a partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney.
The university brought the case against Bruce Gray, a professor of surgery who developed a new...