The role of intellectual property rights in biotechnology innovation / edited by David Castle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Castle, David, 1967-

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology--Congresses.

Biotechnology.

Biotechnology--Law and legislation--Congresses.

Intellectual property--Congresses.

Intellectual property.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intellectual property rights, particularly patents, occupy a prominent position in innovation systems, but to what extent they support or hinder innovation is disputed. Through the lens of biotechnology, this book covers issues at the crossroads of innovation and IPRs to evaluate claims of the positive and negative impacts of IPRs on innovation.

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I Intellectual property rights in innovation systems; Introduction; 1. Are intellectual property rights quanta of innovation?; 2. Intellectual property rights and innovation systems: issues for governance in a global context; 3. Intellectual property rights policy for gene-related inventions - toward optimum balance between public and private ownership; PART II Intellectual property management in biotechnology; Introduction; 4. Fundamentals of intellectual property management

5. Making a return on R&D: a business perspective6. Looking beyond the firm: intellectual asset management and biotechnology; PART III Intellectual property rights in relation to other measures of innovation; Introduction; 7. Increasing internal value from patents: the role of organizational arrangements; 8. Language system (LS) 3.0: an agenda for a model of innovation valuation; 9. Measurement of innovation and intellectual property management: challenging processes; PART IV Beyond patent length; Introduction; 10. Open development: is the 'open source' analogy relevant to biotechnology?

11. On the border: biotechnology, the scope of intellectual property and the dissemination of scientific benefits12. On the comparative institutional economics of intellectual property in biotechnology; PART V Innovation governance; Introduction; 13. Accessibility of biological data: a role for the European database right?; 14. Biotechnology patents, public trust and patent pools: the need for governance?; 15. Agricultural biotechnology and trends in the intellectual property rights regime: emerging challenges for developing countries

PART VI National, international and historical comparisonsIntroduction; 16. The role of intellectual property rights in biotechnology innovation: national and international comparisons; 17. Intellectual property, information and divergences in economic development - institutional patterns and outcomes circa 1421-2000; 18. Watch what you export: the history of medical exceptions from patentability; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-44201-5

9786612442018

1-84980-193-2

OCLC:

503084560