The role of intellectual property rights in science

Paula Stephan

ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2012, vol. 2012/3, issue 3, 55-71

Abstract: The recent surge in patenting by universities has sparked a considerable debate regarding the economic rationale and consequences of rewarding academic scientists with intellectual property rights other than that of priority recognition. The paper surveys the main conceptual issues regarding university patenting, as well as the available empirical evidence, both quantitative and qualitative. While there is little support for concerns over the trade-offs between patenting and publishing, or basic and applied research, concerns over accessibility of research tools have more validity.

Keywords: Brevetti universitari; anti-commons; priorit?; ricerca scientifica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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