Patenting Lives: Life Patents, Culture and Development by Johanna Gibson (Englis

Description: Patenting Lives by Johanna Gibson Patenting Lives reflects the critical issues arising from patents and biotechnology. The volume includes contributions from various interests and perspectives, both in the context of current international developments in life patents and the global agenda of harmonization of international intellectual property. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Patenting Lives includes contributions from various interests and perspectives, both in the context of current international developments in life patents and the global agenda of harmonization 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. Author Biography Johanna Gibson researches and teaches intellectual property law at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, within the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, University of London. Her research is primarily concerned with intellectual property and development, traditional knowledge, community governance, and cultural diversity. She has written widely on the social and cultural aspects of creativity and economies in knowledge and creative products, and has acted as a consultant to the UK and European Patent Offices on intellectual property law and policy. She continues to work on the politics of intellectual property and development. Johanna Gibson, Tony Howard, Kathryn Garforth, Adejoke Oyewunmi, Luigi Palombi, Angela A. Stanton, Daniel Robinson, Chika B. Onwuekwe, Diwakar Poudel, Fred H. Johnsen, Dwijen Rangnekar. Table of Contents Introduction, Johanna Gibson; Part 1 Context; Chapter 1 The Legal Framework Surrounding Patents for Living Materials, Tony Howard; Part 2 Human Rights and Ethical Frameworks; Chapter 2 Life as Chemistry or Life asThe Right to Development, African Countries and the Patenting of Living Organisms, Adejoke Oyewunmi; Part 3 Medicine and Public Health; Chapter 4 The Genetic Sequence Right, Luigi Palombi; Chapter 5 Forfeited Consent, Angela A. Stanton; Part 4 Traditional Knowledge; Chapter 6 Beyond Protection, Daniel Robinson; Chapter 7 Plant Genetic Resources and the Associated Traditional Knowledge, Chika B. Onwuekwe; Part 5 Agriculture; Chapter 8 Analysis of Farmers Willingness to Pay for Agrobiodiversity Conservation in Nepal, Diwakar Poudel, Fred H. Johnsen; Chapter 9 Is More Less?, Dwijen Rangnekar; Review Patenting Lives is a collection of lively and thought provoking essays which probe and challenge some existing paradigms in the law of patents and other rights when applied to biotechnology. These make a valuable and controversial contribution to a deeper understanding of such issues. Trevor Cook, Bird & Bird, UK ... [this] book is very useful for IP experts, stakeholders, policy advisors, NGOs, students and researchers in the critical areas of IP law, and cultural studies. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights Long Description Patenting Lives includes contributions from various interests and perspectives, both in the context of current international developments in life patents and the global agenda of harmonization 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. Details ISBN0754671046 Series Intellectual Property, Theory, Culture Year 2008 ISBN-10 0754671046 ISBN-13 9780754671046 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2008-08-28 Subtitle Life Patents, Culture and Development Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Johanna Gibson DEWEY 346.0486 Illustrations Illustrations Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Pages 212 Short Title Patenting Lives Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780754671046 UK Release Date 2008-08-28 AU Release Date 2008-08-28 NZ Release Date 2008-08-28 Author Johanna Gibson Alternative 9781138262331 Audience Undergraduate Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134441434;

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