tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3977438898051374444..comments2024-03-28T09:05:22.006+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Vioxx populi: when ghosts prescribe the creditVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-74875185991137912592011-08-08T22:56:25.558+01:002011-08-08T22:56:25.558+01:00I had a similar experience to anonymous 5:43 when ...I had a similar experience to anonymous 5:43 when I was a design engineer in the 1970's: because I was away on a course when a patent application was filed, the Principal Engineer had his name put on the application form as joint inventor. When I later became a patent attorney in industial practice I always took pains to ensure that all the actual inventors were named and that only someone who had actually contributed something, was named as inventor, pointing out that, under US law, getting the identity of the inventors wrong could result in invalidity [we usually filed in the US as well as GB].Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-55941797226281188142011-08-07T21:52:27.163+01:002011-08-07T21:52:27.163+01:00@Anonymous 9:47pm
Diego Maradona might be Argenti...@Anonymous 9:47pm<br /><br />Diego Maradona might be Argentine -- but his hand was the Hand of GodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-83253947482073791982011-08-07T21:47:19.630+01:002011-08-07T21:47:19.630+01:00Since when has Argentina been "Mediterranean&...Since when has Argentina been "Mediterranean"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-33012409092011508432011-08-05T17:43:58.284+01:002011-08-05T17:43:58.284+01:00My limited experience in academia as an inventor w...My limited experience in academia as an inventor was pretty bad: in both cases I was denied status as co-inventor and in one case I have reasons to believe other names appeared for no good reason. It was a rather ugly episode.<br /><br />Also in this academic period a group leader I had hardly seen in the lab gracefully lent his name to one of the papers I authored, a practice that is quite common. The Schön scandal was a particularly high profile example of this practice<br /><br />I know of more extreme cases where the project leader would eject all other names, including that of the real researchers and even the author, in order to gain publication points. As a research assistant you are in no position to do anything about such abuse directly.<br /><br />Such practice is not without its hazards, I know of a case where disgruntled researchers prepared an entirely fabricated paper that, as expected, ended up published with the leader's name only. Then they just waited for the results to be attempted confirmed by other groups, followed by the semi public flushing of said leader's career down the toilet.<br /><br />Such a revenge could also have been the background for a presentation at a conference I attended where the result hinged on a detail that made the entire set of alleged measurements physically quite impossible. What was introduced in the programme as a milestone experiment was fond to be fraud. Again his career was shot and again it was not widely published.<br /><br />Based on this I fear there are many murky stories out there and as a patent attorney I make a point of impressing my clients of the importance of truthfulness morally as well as the implications of Art 61 EPC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45636212127820945302011-08-05T07:34:38.780+01:002011-08-05T07:34:38.780+01:00Interesting article, however, there is one additio...Interesting article, however, there is one additional factor which may play a role, namely that of the scientific journals themselves. Most scientific journals are peer reviewed (which goes double for medical journals). Consequently, one would at least hope that any bias or wilful misinterpretation of data would be weeded out in the peer review process. Of course this is not an ideal world, but if guest authorship <i>is</i> a serious problem, then any problems it causes might also be indicative of a failure of the peer review system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-23826325230673203022011-08-04T20:35:34.885+01:002011-08-04T20:35:34.885+01:00A similar issue arises in professional cycling, th...A similar issue arises in professional cycling, though it is not nearly as pernicious. Teams are sponsored by equipment manufacturers, who normally insist that the riders use their products. However, in some cases star riders insist on using equipment from competing manufacturers, either for reasons of performance (wheels) or comfort (saddles). It is not uncommon for the team to strip the original brand decals from such equipment and replace it with the sponsor’s decals. The sponsor presumably gives its permission in such cases (to help its team win), and the manufacturer whose decal has been removed gets plenty of publicity; it is normally possible to tell by looking closely (ie not during the race) that the equipment has been rebranded, and the cycling press will report the when a rider is using rebranded equipment. This is seen as a particularly sincere endorsement of the non-sponsoring manufacturer.Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573687140337856397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-47080858706243956332011-08-04T14:55:03.716+01:002011-08-04T14:55:03.716+01:00Wondering: how many persons who are named as "...Wondering: how many persons who are named as "inventors" on patent documents have really done the inventing other than being the true inventor's superior or senior??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com