Patent Law and Biological Conventions

Buch | Softcover

164 Seiten

2006
Federation Press (Verlag)
978-1-86287-637-8 (ISBN)

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This collection of papers considers patent law in relation to a wide range of biological inventions - micro-organisms, plants and flowers, transgenic animals, genes, express sequence tags and research tools, as well as genetic diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical drugs. It compares and contrasts the approaches of different jurisdictions.

Scientific breakthroughs, particularly in biotechnology, are putting huge pressures on patent law. In a spectacular example in 2000, the English poet and part-time casino waitress, Donna MacLean, sought a patent application in respect of herself. She explained that she had satisfied the usual patent criteria: she was novel, inventive and useful, and had many industrial applications. This collection considers a wide range of biological inventions - micro-organisms, plants and flowers, transgenic animals, genes, express sequence tags and research tools, as well as genetic diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical drugs. It compares and contrasts the approaches of different jurisdictions. American and Canadian developments are considered and there is a particular focus on the complexities of the 1998 European Union Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions, together with decisions of member states, such as The Netherlands, and peripheral states, like Iceland. The book also focuses on recent developments in Australia especially in the wake of parallel policy inquiries into gene patents and access to genetic resources.

After the Gold Rush: Patent Law and Biological Inventions Matthew RimmerEuropean Bio-Protection Laws: Rebels with a Cause Margaret LlewelynEssential Derivation, Law and the Limits of Science Jay SandersonRules v Standards for Patent Law in the Plant Sciences Mark D JanisWind of Change: In re Fisher and the Evolution of the American Biotechnology Patent Law Yann JolyCooperative Strategies for Facilitating Use of Patented Inventions in Biotechnology Dianne Nicol and Janet HopeSomething is Rotten in the State of Iceland: deCODE Genetics, Population Research and Informed Consent Jennifer FrenchRegulating Access to Biological Resources: The Market Failure for Biodiversity Conservation Charles Lawson

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2007
Verlagsort	Annandale, NSW
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	278 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Urheberrecht
ISBN-10	1-86287-637-1 / 1862876371
ISBN-13	978-1-86287-637-8 / 9781862876378
Zustand	Neuware