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- Title
Open science in play and in tension with patent protections.
- Authors
Nuechterlein, Anna; Rotenberg, Ari; LeDue, Jeff; Pavlidis, Paul; Illes, Judy
- Abstract
The open science (OS) movement has garnered increasing support in academia alongside continued financial and reputational incentives to obtain intellectual property (IP) protections over research outputs. Here, we explore stakeholder perspectives about intersections between OS and IP to inform the development of institutional OS guidelines for the neurosciences in Canada. We held six focus groups and three interviews with 29 faculty members from a major research and clinical center in Canada. The semi-structured interview guide probed perspectives on the respective roles of patents and OS in neuroscience-related research. We applied thematic content analysis to the transcript data, and extracted 12 major themes and 30 subthemes. Participants perceived a conflict between OS ideologies and the inherently restrictive nature of patents, and highlighted the importance of autonomy, justice, and respectful, culturally safe research practices in any future adoption of OS. Overall, the data suggest that a hybrid OS-IP policy model supported by local expertise may be best suited to meet the priorities and values of the community while mitigating perceived threats. This model includes expanded education about patenting, incentivized data sharing and collaboration, and tangible resources to support implementation of OS that includes skilled support in digital research infrastructures.
- Subjects
CANADA; OPEN scholarship; PATENTS; NEUROSCIENCES; DIGITAL technology; INTELLECTUAL property; MONETARY incentives
- Publication
Journal of Law & the Biosciences, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2053-9711
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jlb/lsad016