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Weiner, Charles – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Presents historical accounts of patenting and past experiments in academic patent management. These cases highlight the motivations, expectations, and results for scientists, their institutions, and the public. (ML)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Patents

Goldman, Alan H. – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Considers the value issues raised by the commercial ties formed between university scientists and commercial corporations. Presents arguments for and against patents on the results of university research. Compares cases involving an independent inventor, groups of industrial researchers, and university researchers. (ML)
Descriptors: Ethics, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Patents

Samuelson, Pamela – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Addresses conditions and concerns involved in accommodating the interests of both innovators of new technologies and the general public. Discusses the tension that exists in intellectual property law between innovators and competitors. Focuses on cases dealing with computer software and semiconductor chip designs, genetically-engineered life…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Science, Ethics, Genetic Engineering