Reconciling Patent Policies with the University Mission  

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Overwalle, Geertrui Van

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Ethical Perspectives: Journal of the European Ethics Network vol. 13 no. 2 (Jun. 2006), page 231-247.
Topik: University; patents; ombudsperson for science; whistle blowing; code of conduct; open access; public patents; two-tired patents; humanitarian use license

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE45.10 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Universities are regarded as key institutions in the knowledge economy. Traditionally, the concept of scientific progress has been linked with an ideal of free and open dissemination of scientific information. At present, however, there is a growing strain to cash in the commercial potential created by academic research, and to regard academic knowledge as targets for opportunities for creating income. The major question is how to reconcile the traditional academic mission of knowledge production and science sharing with the current trend towards knowledge protection and appropriation throught panteting. In balancing the sharing and shielding of knowledge, two major sets of measures should be contemplated. A first set of measures aims at safeguarding individual and collective research from the harm patents might have on research practice and scientific conduct, and at cautiously watching potential conflicts of interest. The appoinment of an ombudsperson for scientific, a mandatory system of whistle blowing, a code of conduct, and set of conflict-of-interest guidelines are explored as helpful instruments in thid regard. A second set of tools aims at designing institutional strategies to balance the ethos of sharing and profit maximilisation through patents. Publics patents, open access patents, and two-tiered patent license strategies are examined in order ti find a new balance in the growing conflict betwen private and public knowledge with which contemporary universities are faced

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