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3.1 Interviews on Synbio-IP-Issues
(This section is currently out of order)
In this section we present a series of interviews introducing different perspectives on synbio-IP-issues. All interviews brought in the series are conducted by the Synbio-IP-Issues team and with the intention giving voice to people who take part in and represent diverse perspectives articulated in synbio-IP-Issue space. 3.1.1 Interview with Ph.d. Alison McLennan, on synbio-IP-issues
Alison McLennan is a ph.d student at Australian National University. In her research she focuses on the legal ramifications of emerging technologies, such as genomics and synthetic biology. “The things that I´ve seen debate about is whether there will really be a great deal of public benefit from synthetic biology research” “There is always a debate about whether our approach should be neutral, like technologically neutral - we should just take the same IP approach to all technologies – or whether we should need a particular way to deal with IP in the synthetic biology context. Those are the main things I see debate about at the moment.” "At the moment the biggest challenge that we have is to apply the existing patent laws that we have, to ensure that we get good quality patents" Alison McLennan 2011 Alison McLennan on the Synbio-IP-Issue Space
Alison McLennan on Actors and tendencies in the Synbio-IP-Issue space
Alison McLennan on the Open source/ownership divide
Alison McLennan on the challenges related to Synbio-IP-issues
Alison McLennan on what is being done
3.1.2 Interview with Kevin E. Noonan - on synbio-IP-Issues
Dr. Noonan is a founding author of the Patent Docs webblog, a site focusing on biotechnology and patent law. “On the economic front there has been a questioning over the last decade or so, over whether patenting promotes or stifles innovation” "I think all we can do in a democratic society is to talk about these things, and make sure no one part of the debate is heard more than the other" "Ultimately societies will make their judgment as to what they think is important and those judgements will have consequences ... hopefully innovation won't be stifled too greatly if we find out that we have made the wrong choices" Kevin E. Noonan, October 2011 Kevin Noonan on the Synbio-IP-Issue Space
Kevin Noonan on Actors and tendencies in the Synbio-IP-Issue space
Kevin Noonan on the Open source/ownership divide
Kevin Noonan on the challenges related to Synbio-IP-issues
Kevin Noonan on what is being done
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3.2 What do you see?
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