Intellectual property rights and the life science industries : a twentieth century history / Graham Dutfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutfield, Graham.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology industries--Law and legislation--History.

Biotechnology industries.

Intellectual property (International law)--History.

Intellectual property (International law).

Life sciences--Research--History.

Life sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a highly readable and entertaining account of the co-evolution of the patent system and the life science industries since the mid-19th century. The pharmaceutical industries have their origins in advances in synthetic chemistry and in natural products research. Both approaches to drug discovery and business have shaped patent law, as have the lobbying activities of the firms involved and their supporters in the legal profession. In turn, patent law has impacted on the life science industries. Compared to the first edition, which told this story for the first time, the present edit

Contents:

Contents; Figures, Tables and Illustrations; List of Acronyms; Part I: Science, Drugs, Money and Patents; 1. Introduction; 2. Seven Tales of a Patent; 3. The Life Sciences, Business and the Patent System; Part II: Past; 4. Dyes, Drugs and Domagk; 5. Making Hormones; 6. The Antibiotics; Part III: Present; 7. Big Pharma, Small Biotech; 8. 'No Patents on Life!'; 9. Mr Pharma Goes to Geneva; 10. The Story So Far; 11. Would We Have Got Where We Are Today Without Patents?; Part IV: Future; 12. The Future of Patents and the Life Science Industries; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; Reviews

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (363-395) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612441639

9781282441637

1282441639

9789812832283

9812832289

OCLC:

609853409