Intellectual Property at MIMOS
I was just going through my numerous RSS feeds when I came upon this article: MIMOS promotes intellectual property via reward scheme.
Intellectual Property, as in what sense, patents, more specifically software patents? The document didn’t really say. Though as far as I know software patents do not exist in Malaysia, but maybe things have changed? Or will…
This may not have been emphasised in the past, so I want to make it clear that IP generation is now part of Mimos’ key performance indicators.
Is IP really a performance indicator? My opinion are perhaps skewed by my hatred towards Software Patents.
“This is in line with the Government’s initiative to reward and recognise the contributions of researchers to the nation, said Wahab.
Yay! This I am inline with.
The eight areas which the information and communications technology-applied research agency will be focusing on are cyber security, encryption systems, grid computing and multi-service networks, wireless broadband, micro-electro-mechanical/nano-electro-mechanical systems, advanced informatics, knowledge technology and micro systems.
If any of their patents are software based. I worry about that if a government body is able to patent software, this could perhaps pave the way for Software Patents.
Good point. Thanks for the article.
Jul 17th, 2008 at 7:20 am