KU researchers take legal action for patents

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The KU Center for Research is taking legal action against the U.S. Department of Health and the National Institutes of Health for drug-patent disagreements.

The original complaint, which was filed on Nov. 13, sought to add the names of KU researchers Val Stella and Wanda Waugh to two patents for Velcade, an anti-cancer drug.

Steve Warren, the president of the KU Center for Research, said he believed the lawsuit had stemmed from an honest disagreement.

He said the issue involved the contributions the two researchers had made to Velcade.

Though officials from the Center are not seeking any monetary compensation for the patents, if the researchers names are included, they will each receive money from the sale of the drug.

The drug has proven effective in treating leukemia and other cancers.

Warren said he was confident the contributions of the University’s researchers would merit the addition of their names to the patents.

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