Harnessing and Sharing the Benefits of State-Sponsored Research: Intellectual Property Rights and Data Sharing in California's Stem Cell Initiative

Authors

Rebecca S. Eisenberg, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow
Arti K. Rai, Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2006

Abstract

This Article discusses data sharing in California's stem cell initiative against the background of other data sharing efforts and in light of the competing interests that CIRM is directed to balance. We begin by considering how IP law affects data sharing. We then assess the strategic considerations that guide the IP and data policies and strategies of federal, state, and private research sponsors. With this background, we discuss four specific sets of issues that public sponsors of data-rich research, including CIRM, are likely to confront: (1) how to motivate researchers to contribute data; (2) who should have access to the data and on what conditions; (3) what data get deposited and when; and (4) how to establish database architecture and curate and maintain the database.

Recommended Citation

Eisenberg, Rebecca S. "Harnessing and Sharing the Benefits of State-Sponsored Research: Intellectual Property Rights and Data Sharing in California's Stem Cell Initiative." A. K. Rai, co-author. Berkeley Tech. L. J. 21, no. 3 (2006): 1187-213.