Ethical Conflicts in Commercialization of University Research in the Post-Bayh-Dole Era
Ethical Conflicts in Commercialization of University Research in the Post-Bayh-Dole Era
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10.1080/10508422.2010.491759
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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2
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Kumar, Malhar N.
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Kumar, Malhar N.
Protection of intellectual property as well as its exploitation for monetary benefit have existed for centuries. However, commercialization of intellectual property had not entered the precincts of academic universities in a significant way until the introduction of the Bayh-Dole Act in the 1980s in the United States. The post-Bayh-Dole era has seen a quantitative increase in patenting activity in universities. This article summarizes the ethical conflicts ushered in by increasing commercialization of academic university research. Activities related to the protection and commercial exploitation of intellectual property have led to changes in academic culture that have given room for debate between the puritans and the modernists. Issues contended by the two groups have been identified, and both sides of the argument are discussed. The key to achieving oresponsible commercialization of researcho is to balance the Bayh-Dole ethos with the traditional Mertonian norms of academic research.
