後科技基本法大學專利活動對學術發表之影響-以國立清華大學為例

The effect of anti-commons in the post-STBL era: Evidence from NTHU

曾怡寧(Yi-Ning Tseng)

指導教授 ： 張元杰

國立清華大學/科技管理學院/科技管理研究所/碩士(2013年)

摘要

自美國於1980年制定The Bayh Dole Act及各國紛紛跟進相關立法後，大學研究成果商業化的興起帶動了對於科學研究影響與否的論點，學術商業活動的傾向被認為對學術研究工作及發表活動產生可能的負面影響。本研究實證衡量台灣實行科技基本法後之學術專利對於知識發表活動的反科普效應情形，以國立清華大學理工院系教授為研究對象，建構1999~2010年期間之panel dataset（縱橫資料庫），樣本數為400名教授並包含專利發明家與非專利發明家。實證結果顯示在國立清華大學中，學術發表量、發表品質與發表多樣性三個面向上並未發生反科普效應，相反地學術專利與學術發表表現為互補關係而非替代。此外，相對於過去實證文獻著墨於探討學術專利活動後的發表影響，本研究以專利申請前後兩階段分別檢驗的研究架構中，發現學術專利活動對於教授學術發表行為的影響，從專利申請前便已開始產生影響。

關鍵字

反科普效應 ； 創業型大學 ； 拜杜法案 ； 科技基本法 ； 學術專利

並列摘要

After The Bayh Dole Act in the US and related laws in other countries, the increasing commercialization of university discoveries has initiated a controversy on the impact for scientific research. It has been argued that an increasing orientation towards commercialization may have a negative impact on research work and publication. This paper empirically examines the emerging anti-commons effect of academic patenting on knowledge production after Taiwan after Science and Technology Basic Law. Through a panel dataset of 400 professors, including patent inventers and non-patent inventors, in National Tsing-Hua University during 1999~2010, the results reveal that the anti-commons effect is not happen in publication quantity, quality, and variety. In contrast, they reveal that the relationship between patent activities and publication performance is complementary, not substitute, in National Tsing-Hua University. Especially, this paper examines the pre-patent and post-patent period, and discovers that the change in the behavior of professors can be traced to the pre-patent period.

並列關鍵字

Anti-commons effect ； Entrepreneurial universities ； The Bayh Dole Act ； Taiwan after Science and Technology Basic Law ； Academic inventors ； Patents

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