OECD, patents and research exemption

Thanks to IPWatch for this excellent overview of an OECD enquiry into patents, the scope of research exemptions, if any, in different countries, and the impact of this on future academic work.

This is a key area of interest for our project, particularly given the negative consequences (both economic and societal) of preventing valuable research, the growth of commercial research and testing (when, if even, would this be covered by the exemption) and the increasing narrowing of research exceptions in respect of copyright. Any "roadmap" would at least be a start.