Intellectual Property of Engineers in Private Practice (adapted from NSPE Case No. 83-3)

Educational Resource
Author:Anonymous
Abstract:

This is an open-ended scenario for discussion based on a case from the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. An engineer submits a proposal to a county council, a member of which makes this proposal available to another engineer developing a proposal for a different county project. The second engineer uses the first engineer's information and data without the first engineer's consent.

Keywords:
Intellectual Property and Patents, Plagiarism
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2006
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/professional-ethics-engineering-practice-discussion-cases-based-nspe-ber-cases/intellectual
    • Notes:

    Open-ended scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/2dd3-kt33