This unique and comprehensive collection investigates the challenges posed to intellectual property by recent paradigm shifts in biology. It explores the legal ramifications of emerging technologies, such as genomics, synthetic biology, stem cell research, nanotechnology, and biodiscovery. Extensive contributions examine recent controversial court decisions in patent law such as Bilski v. Kappos, and the litigation over MyriadÕs patents in respect of BRCA1 and BRCA2 while other papers explor

First Author: Rimmer, Matthew; McLennan, Alison
Attributed to:  ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics (Innogen) funded by ESRC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies: The New Biology (2012)

ISBN: 9781849802468