Ethical Issues in Proprietary Restrictions on Research Results
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5198236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan H Goldman (0000-0001-8907-5129, University of Miami, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-30 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/016224398701200103 |
| OpenAlex | W27097179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The longstanding debate over patents and other proprietary restrictions on the results of university-based research has been rekindled lately by developments in biotechnology with enormous economic potential.' That debate has taken on added significance as commercial ties between university scientists and outside corporations have also increased. This paper assesses the value issues raised by such ties, focusing initially on the option of patents for intellectual products. Patents make up one possible form of proprietary protection for the results of university research. The alternatives for university researchers include open revelation with no attempt to control the marketing of products, patenting products and depositing the patents with foundations connected with the universities or depositing patents with government or nonprofit agencies unconnected with the universities. Researchers might also keep their research results secret at the request of either the government or private corporations that have financed the research. If patents are taken, licenses to manufacture and distribute products can then be granted exclusively or nonexclusively, with or without royalties. Patents on the results of university research can be viewed as proprietary rights over certain forms of newly discovered knowledge; but knowledge, either in terms of psychological states of
Business · Economics · Intellectual property · Management · Political science · Public relations · Revelation · Intellectual Property and Patents · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1994 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |