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Patenting Lives (Intellectual Property, Theory, Culture)

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0754671046, 9780754671046, 9780754694618
LCC
K1519.B54 P378 2008
Open Library ID
OL16679388M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1232233 bytes)
Pages
212\213
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This collection includes contributions from various interests and perspectives, in the context of current international developments in life patents, and the global agenda of harmonisation of international intellectual property. The book is divided into five sections reflecting the critical issues arising from patents and biotechnology - Context; Human Rights and Ethical Frameworks; Medicine and Public Health; Traditional Knowledge; and, Agriculture. The international contributors from government, civil society, academia and the private sector provide diverse perspectives on life patents and the facilitation of social, cultural and economic development in the context of international principles of trade.

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