A student of Professor Ashim Mitra has claimed that he had stolen his invention and then sold it for $1.5 million and makes even more in royalties. This invention is a way to get a certain medication in the body through the eyeball. It is aimed at elderly people who have mostly dry eyes and allergies. The professor said that he was working on the invention in secret. But students and staff members can verify that Kishore Cholkar (student) was working on this invention for 10 years. The student decided to file a lawsuit against the professor. The professor's reaction to the lawsuit letter said that the student didn't have the design to give the medication through the eyeball. So that is what differed from the professor's designs and the student"s. Mirta also said after signing the patent and getting the money that the student was too late to stop him from signing the patent. After Mirta's interview, CNN reached out to Cholkar who is working in a California-based pharmaceutical company but he has not replied yet. This lawsuit has still not have been resolved.
Who would you believe?
I would believe the student due to the evidence of the 10 years that he worked on this invention. But he should have done something before the professor signed the patent. Once the professor signed it, it was over and now he is pressing charges.
Do you think the companies will have to stop distributing this product?
I think they will have to because there is a lawsuit against the person that sold them the invention about the invention. The 2 companies that Mirta sold this product to will be forced not to sell to anyone for the time being.
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Good summary! You were repyinmg very well and then stopped. The last 7-8 pages don't have any replies.
I think that the student should have gotten a patten for his invention before somone like his professor would be able to take that idea. I dont thimk they should have to stop because its a way for people to intake medicine.
I can see where people would think that this belongs to the teacher. I think that this lawsuit could actually help this problem to move on a lot faster than it would be just trying to resolve it without a case.
I think that the invention belongs to the student because he was the one that came up with all of it, and put all the effort into it. I think that they will stop distributing this product because of the controversy that is going on with it.
I agree that this invention i think belongs to the student. I think he was the one that came up with the idea and did the work. I think it is a good possibility they will stop selling this because of everything going on.
No I dont think so just because they bought it and that if anything the professor will lose a bunch of money and the student will gain a bunch but the company should be fine.
im not sure who to believe but im favoring more of the student side just because he sounds legit and the professor seems to just be making up excusses to why his is different from his.
I agree with you because the student had put in a lot of effort to make it fover the cource of 10 years and it kind of seemed like the professor just wanted to make some and thought that it would be easy to steel his invention without getting cought.
I believe the student more than the professor because him saying he'd been working on it in secret sounds suspicious, other people can verify the student working on the invention, and Mirta also sounded like he stole it when he said Cholkar was too late anyways. I think the companies will have to stop distribution until the lawsuit is resolved.
I would believe the student given the evidence of the project. I think that the companies that carry the product will ahve to take them back and stop distrubuting them, given the law suits attached to them its hard to sell them.
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