Intellectual Property Rights and the Life Science by Graham Dutfield

By Graham Dutfield

This ebook analyses the background of the overseas patent regime and the lifestyles technological know-how industries, either one of which are traced again to the past due nineteenth century. the advance of patent legislation is inextricably associated with increasing capacities to explain, control and commercially make the most the molecular houses of micro-organisms, crops, animals and different natural uncooked fabrics. the tale of the lifestyles technological know-how industries starts with the eu man made dyestuff businesses and culminates in present-day conglomerates like Aventis, Novartis and Pharmacia. through the final century, chemical, pharmaceutical, seed and biotechnology organizations have been actively interested by reforming patent legislation and plant sort rights. the foremost beneficiaries were the biggest agencies whose marketplace dominance and effect over peoples' lives - aided by means of pleasant highbrow estate legislation - hasn't ever been better. This glowing and stimulating publication unearths the foremost repercussions because of the growth of lifestyles technological know-how industries for problems with overseas fairness, public wellbeing and fitness, foodstuff protection and organic diversity.

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