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Expert in Genetic Information Sharing Presents During IP Center's Distinguished Lecture Series
10/26/2016
Professor Jerome Reichman of Duke University discussed the free exchange of microbial genetic information and the hindrance of that exchange by intellectual property claims during the October 25 Distinguished Lecture Series at IU McKinney.
Professor Reichman is the Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law at the Duke University School of Law. His talk was titled, “Governing Digitally Integrated Genetic Resources, Data, and Literature: Global Intellectual Property Strategies for a Redesigned Microbial Research Commons.” The practice of freely sharing microbial genetic information has been curtailed over the past quarter-century thanks to intellectual property claims from the developed world, Professor Reichman asserts in his research. He also considers the scientific community’s response to the restricted access to this kind of data.
In the photo from left are Professor Reichman and Professor Gerard Magliocca of IU McKinney.
