Patents on life: religious, moral, and social justice aspects of biotechnology and intellectual property
This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or 'patents on life'. The ever-increasing importance of biotechnologies has generated continual questions about how intellectual pro...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biotechnology
/ Patent law
/ Ethics
/ Religion
B Bioethics / Medical ethics / Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Biotechnology Congresses
Patents
B Church and social problems Congresses Catholic Church B Biotechnology ; Religious aspects ; Congresses B Biotechnology Congresses Religious aspects B Church and social problems ; Catholic Church ; Congresses B Conference program (Cambridge) B Biotechnology ; Patents ; Congresses |
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| Summary: | This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or 'patents on life'. The ever-increasing importance of biotechnologies has generated continual questions about how intellectual property law should treat such technologies, especially those raising ethical or social-justice concerns. Even after many years and court decisions, important contested issues remain concerning ownership of and rewards from biotechnology - from human genetic material to genetically engineered plants - and regarding the scope of moral or social-justice limitations on patents or licensing practices. This book explores a range of related issues, including questions concerning morality and patentability, biotechnology and human dignity, and what constitute fair rewards from genetic resources. It features high-level international, interfaith, and cross-disciplinary contributions from experts in law, religion, and ethics, including academics and practitioners, placing religious and secular perspectives into dialogue to examine the full implications of patenting life. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Oct 2019) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 313 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-65980-2 978-1-108-42868-2 978-1-108-45088-1 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108659802 |
