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Intellectual Property Rights and the Public Good
Universities have obligations to developing countries
The Scientist 2004, 18(14):8
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The granting of intellectual property rights is intended to stimulate innovation. The twin goals of encouraging innovation and promoting access to inventions require a balancing act between the scope of protection and limits on proprietary rights. In the United States and elsewhere, the government subsidizes research extensively.
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