Research Not Slowed By Intellectual Property Protections, AAAS Surveys Find
Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Scientific research has not been hindered significantly by a recent proliferation of technology patents and licensing agreements, according to four groundbreaking international surveys completed by AAAS’s Science and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest (SIPPI) project.

Some experts have feared that a rise in intellectual property (IP) protections could stifle discovery because the protections would bar too many scientists from using IP research tools. But in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, tools from software to genetically modified organisms “remain relatively accessible to the broad scientific community,” according to the reports.

+ Intellectual Property Experiences in the United States Scientific Community (PDF; 1.02 MB)
+ Intellectual Property Experiences in the United Kingdom Scientific Community (PDF: 710 KB)
+ Intellectual Property Experiences in the German Scientific Community (PDF; 593 KB)
+ Research Tool Access in the Age of the IP Society: Results from a Survey of Japanese Scientists (prepared for the Project on Science and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest; PDF, 469 KB)
+ International Intellectual Property Experiences: A Report of Four Countries (PDF; 327 KB)

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