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Since the discovery of recombinant DNA technology in the early 1970s, biotechnology has become an essential tool for many researchers and industries. ... More

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'Biopiracy' refers either to the unauthorized extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated ... More

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Do patent rules prevent countries from acquiring affordable medicines? A number of legal experts and governments have felt that the WTO in particular ... More

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In this timely volume Professor Arti Rai brings together a wide range of articles that reveal the important role of intellectual property law in the ... More

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The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative ... More

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During the last twenty years, biotechnology has revolutionized agricultural research. The enormous potential, together with a landmark decision by ... More

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Biotechnology: Law, Business, and Regulation offers comprehensive analysis on the advancement of a biotech discovery into a commercial product, ... More

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This book discusses the means, instruments and institutions needed to create incentives to promote the conservation and sustainable use of ... More

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The chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries worldwide rely upon being able to patent inventions in order to protect investment in ... More

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Technology licensing is an important element of conduct in many industries and has attracted a fair amount of attention in recent years. While ... More

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Over the past decade, the scope of copyright and patent law has grown significantly, strengthening property rights, even when such rights seem to ... More

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A practical guide to patent prosecution and strategy particularly in the USA, with important differences noted for the European or Japanese ... More

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Vandana Shiva's book shows how Western powers, following in the footsteps of Columbus, are using patenting and genetic engineering to re-colonize the ... More

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In patent communities, several patentees cooperate contractually to license the respective patented technologies to third parties. In consideration ... More

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Discusses the roles of licensing in commercializing technology developed within federal laboratories & examines specific techniques for licensing ... More

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This book was first published in 2009. In this original study of intellectual property rights (IPR) in relation to state capacity, Dimitrov analyzes ... More

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In Helprin's Jeffersonian defense of private property, the author explains why the popular campaign for an open source approach to intellectual ... More

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The patenting and licensing of human genetic material and proteins represents an extension of intellectual property (IP) rights to naturally ... More

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This book discusses patent legal issues regarding inventions in the field of biotechnology. The scope of a patent is of central concern, and since ... More

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Following the US Patent Office's announcement in 1987 that it considers animals "to be patentable subject matter within the scope" of patent laws, ... More

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In this comprehensive treatment, the author unravels patent issues in recombinant technology, plants and animals, and pharmaceutical inventions. You ... More

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Peter Drahos argues that patent offices serve multinational elites and undermine public rights under the patent social contract.

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This book argues that patents and copyrights are not necessary for innovation and overall do not serve the public good.

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