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I've always wondered why grant funded projects are allowed to be patented, do you think just preventing the IP is enough? I've seen Mariana Mazzucato suggest t
by rustyboy 8y ago
I've always wondered why grant funded projects are allowed to be patented, do you think just preventing the IP is enough?
I've seen Mariana Mazzucato suggest the government as VC in that they get a portion of the profits from their grant projects, but then I wonder how they could safely regulate their own funding revenue?
- azhenley 8y agoI'm no expert in the area of research IP and govt funding, but my interpretation so far has been that the government provides the funding with the expectation that the research will ultimately improve society (even if it is through a for-profit business). It also values the training of graduate students with the funding.
- yayana 8y agoBut the opposite happens because the same scientists own IP and run the study to determine its worth. So we know less and waste more than having done nothing.
- rhino369 8y agoAllowing the university to get the IP is another way to fund projects. If the university didn't get any of the IP, grants would have to be larger to fund all costs.