Open science (OS) aims at accelerating research and innovation through the strategic use of intellectual property (IP). As there exists no one approach to OS, there is no one IP strategy that fits them all. Rather, the goal of those managing OS projects is to mix and match the various forms of formal and informal IP mechanisms to achieve the goals of each project. Projects range from individual labs advancing a scientific project to large collaborations involving public and private actors. This webinar will describe how to build an IP strategy to match project goals.

 Richard Gold is a Distinguished James McGill Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation at McGill University’s Faculty of Law where he is the Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy. He is an Associate Member of the Department of Genetics in McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and in the Bieler School of the Environment. His research centers on the nexus between innovation, development and commerce, particularly with respect to biotechnology. His research has been published in journals in science, law, philosophy, international relations including Science, Nature Biotechnology, The Lancet, PLoS Medicine, eLife, the McGill Law Journal, Public Affairs Quarterly, Trends in Biotechnology, Science Translational Medicine, International Studies Quarterly and the European Journal for International Relations.

Date: 13 November
Time: 2:30 PM (CET)
Location: Online

Register for the webinar here.