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Intellectual property and biotechnology : biological inventions / Matthew Rimmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rimmer, Matthew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intellectual property.
- Biotechnology--Law and legislation.
- Biotechnology.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Documents and evaluates the dramatic expansion of intellectual property law to accommodate various forms of biotechnology from micro-organisms, plants, and animals to human genes and stem cells. This book explores law, policy, and practice in both Australia and New Zealand in respect to gene patents and non-coding DNA.
- Contents:
- COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Anything under the sun: patent law and micro-organisms; 2. Franklin barley: patent law and plant breeders' rights; 3. The human chimera patent initiative: patent law and animals; 4. The storehouse of knowledge: patent law, scientific discoveries and products of nature; 5. The book of life: patent law and the human genome project; 6. The dilettante's defence: patent law, research tools and experimental use; 7. The Utah saints: patent law and genetic testing; 8. The alchemy of junk: patent law and non-coding DNA
- 9. Still life with stem cells: patent law and human embryosConclusion. Blue sky research: patent law and frontier technologies; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-362) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-77964-4
- 9786611779641
- 1-84844-018-9
- OCLC:
- 476125422
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