Intellectual Property Rights for the Public Good: Obligations of U.S. Universities to Developing Countries

According to the recent National Research Council report entitled “A Patent System for the 21st Century,” “the patent system, like other important innovation policy tools, merits periodic examination to help ensure the vitality of the national innovation system.”1 Universities must ensure that their participation in the patent system does not cause a “social disservice.” This symposium, “Intellectual Property Rights for the Public Good: Obligations of U.S. Universities to Developing