Can someone explain something to me. These guys have 5 patents for their Dragonfly and, according to them, the research that led to these patents was funded by taxpayers to the tune of $1,000,000. So, the government funds the research, and the researchers get to patent the results for themselves? Is that the usual arrangement?
Typically, you'll have something like the following:
- The government funds the research
- The developers get first refusal on patenting
- If they refuse, the government can patent
- If they patent, the government is given a perpetual free license to use the technology
