Kansas Faculty Union Wins Battle in Intellectual-Property Dispute

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled this month that a long-running dispute between the State Board of Regents and the Kansas National Education Association over intellectual-property rights must be decided by the state's employee-relations board.

The dispute began in 1997, when Pittsburg State University's faculty union, which is affiliated with the Kansas National Education Association, objected to a policy proposed by the Kansas Board of Regents, the governing board for state colleges.

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