Sharing the fruits of science
Patents and licenses have served the scientific community for generations, but an emerging movement called "open science" says we need to broaden our thinking about intellectual property for the good of humanity - and the good of science.
I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” wrote Sir Isaac Newton, borrowing a ...
Are university researchers at risk for patent infringement?
Could university professors performing basic research be successfully sued for infringing patents?
"Just because a researcher has not been sued does not mean he or she will not be in the near future. And if a researcher has a stake in a commercial startup company that is spun out of university research, she or he may be in for a rude surprise...
VIDEO : Richard Jefferson – interview at World Economic Forum
CAMBIA CEO Richard Jefferson interviewed by Swiss TV during the 2007 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
(published with permission from SF Schweizer Fernsehen)
AUDIO: Interview in ABC Program – Innovations
Australian Patents Now On The Web
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/australian-patents-now-on-the-web
BLANCH : Australian patents can now be searched, viewed and printed at no cost to anyone because of one man's dream to free up the information that would allow innovators to work far more efficiently. ...
A patent improvement
PATENT examiners, who scrutinise applications for patents and determine whether they ought to be granted or not, are used to poring over diagrams of complicated contraptions. But now the patent system itself, just as complex in its own way, is under increasing scrutiny.
The number of applications has soared in recent years, but patent offices ...
Freely sharing innovation is the only way to face the future
A patent lock on genes, technologies and discoveries is creating a log jam in health, agriculture, environment and energy innovations worldwide. Transparency of worldwide patent system, and fostering 'open source' development and sharing of the foundational toolkits of science are the answer, and will be key to Australia's role in Asia.
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A Patent Grab for Power
The tools of modern science should be used to create wealth in society, writes Richard Jefferson | July 18, 2007
FOR thousands of years biological innovation was guided by keen observation and the accumulation and sharing of generations of practical knowledge.
Farmers selected better crop varieties and livestock breeds, and found out how to ...
Australian patents online
Businesses can for the first time search the full text of Australian patents online at patentlens.net.
Remarkably, the free service was launched on July 12 by Cambia, a small, not-for-profit company based at the CSIRO in Canberra, using funds from the Norwegian government and two United States philanthropic organisations.
IP Australia, which ...
Resource of the week: Patent searching for the rest of us
CAMBIA's Patent Lens hailed as 'Resource of the Week' by the prominent web site Resource Shelf,. "Patent Searching for the Rest of Us" by Senior Editor Shirl Kennedy, says "There is an art and science to patent searching. Those who do it regularly for a living can perform magic and make it look easy. .... Well, here’s a resource that ...
VIDEO : Richard Jefferson – Alfred Deakin Innovation Lecture (Clipped version)
Science, business and the law: Locking up innovation or sharing and harvesting it - which way to go?
Speakers: John Wilbanks, Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Richard Jefferson and Robyn Williams (moderator)
Full Lecture: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
(Video duration: 01:31:00)
Clipped Version: Richard Jefferson's ...
VIDEO : Richard Jefferson – presentation at Googleplex
Presentation by Richard Jefferson at Googleplex - "The LAMP Stack for life sciences is not just a techno-dream, but a social entrepreneur's imperative.
Fortune Magazine: Tools For Better Living
Tools for Better Living, December 11, 2006
Featuring new devices and ideas that are remaking the world, CAMBIA's research into biosentinel crops as a possible future tool for farmers is profiled.
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