Roumi

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

After earning a PhD. in mechanical engineering, Roumi was appointed as a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech in 2011 for a series of fixed terms that varied from a few months to one year. His final appointment was in 2013. Roumi never joined Caltech’s faculty. His faculty sponsor was respondent Michael Hoffmann, a research scientist and engineer who has been at Caltech for over 35 years. Roumi used Hoffmann’s laboratory. Caltech protects intellectual property developed on campus. In 2011, Roumi disclosed his idea for a battery system to Caltech. Caltech applied for a patent. Roumi signed an agreement stating that he must disclose any invention arising from his use of

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