Biotechnological Inventions and Patentability of Life

Biotechnological Inventions and Patentability of Life
Author: Andrea Stazi
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2015-05-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1784715905

In todayês technological world, biotechnology is one of the most innovative and highly invested-in industries for research, in the field of science. This book analyses the forms and limitations of patent protection recognition for biotechnological inve

Biotechnological Inventions

Biotechnological Inventions
Author: Oliver Mills
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 131717416X

Advances in modern biotechnology have produced profound and far-reaching implications for the relationship between humans, animals and the environment. As a result, a debate has arisen surrounding the legal, moral and social problems connected with this technology, a central part of the debate focusing on the role of moral considerations in the patent system as a form of regulation. This fully revised and updated book examines this role and asks why in the context of biotechnological inventions, morality has become an important issue. It takes account of recent developments, including reference to the situation in Australia. By examining such specific recent cases, the author elucidates the moral concerns associated with modern biotechnology, thus providing an important contribution to the debate and a valuable resource for all those working in this exciting field.

Biotechnological Inventions: Moral Restraints and Patent Law

Biotechnological Inventions: Moral Restraints and Patent Law
Author: Oliver Mills
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1351162462

Advances in modern biotechnology have produced profound and far-reaching implications for the relationship between humans, animals and the environment. As a result, a debate has arisen surrounding the legal, moral and social problems connected with this technology. A central part of this debate focuses on the role of moral considerations in the patent system as a form of regulation. This book examines this role and asks why in the context of biotechnological inventions morality has become an important issue. The origin, policy and legislative history of patent law in both the United States and member countries of the European Union is examined, with particular reference to the provisions relating to morality. Examining specific cases, the author elucidates the moral concerns associated with modern biotechnology, thus providing an important contribution to the debate and a valuable resource for all those working in this exciting field.

Biotechnological Inventions

Biotechnological Inventions
Author: Dr Oliver Mills
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1409497097

Advances in modern biotechnology have produced profound and far-reaching implications for the relationship between humans, animals and the environment. As a result, a debate has arisen surrounding the legal, moral and social problems connected with this technology, a central part of the debate focusing on the role of moral considerations in the patent system as a form of regulation. This fully revised and updated book examines this role and asks why in the context of biotechnological inventions, morality has become an important issue. It takes account of recent developments, including reference to the situation in Australia. By examining such specific recent cases, the author elucidates the moral concerns associated with modern biotechnology, thus providing an important contribution to the debate and a valuable resource for all those working in this exciting field.

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Chemical Inventions

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Chemical Inventions
Author: Duncan Geoffrey Bucknell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 2534
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199289018

Focuses on: Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, the United States, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Biotechnology and the Patent System

Biotechnology and the Patent System
Author: Claude E. Barfield
Publisher: A E I Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780844742564

American patent law has reached an unprecedented crossroads, prodded by a landmark Supreme Court decision this spring and the prospect of sweeping new federal legislation this fall. At this critical time, Biotechnology and the Patent System: Balancing Innovation and Property Rights provides a timely look at the complex issues involved in making patent law for cutting-edge high-tech industries such as the biotechnology and computer software sectors.

Industrialization of Biology

Industrialization of Biology
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2015-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309316553

The tremendous progress in biology over the last half century - from Watson and Crick's elucidation of the structure of DNA to today's astonishing, rapid progress in the field of synthetic biology - has positioned us for significant innovation in chemical production. New bio-based chemicals, improved public health through improved drugs and diagnostics, and biofuels that reduce our dependency on oil are all results of research and innovation in the biological sciences. In the past decade, we have witnessed major advances made possible by biotechnology in areas such as rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing, metabolic engineering, and high-throughput screening. The manufacturing of chemicals using biological synthesis and engineering could expand even faster. A proactive strategy - implemented through the development of a technical roadmap similar to those that enabled sustained growth in the semiconductor industry and our explorations of space - is needed if we are to realize the widespread benefits of accelerating the industrialization of biology. Industrialization of Biology presents such a roadmap to achieve key technical milestones for chemical manufacturing through biological routes. This report examines the technical, economic, and societal factors that limit the adoption of bioprocessing in the chemical industry today and which, if surmounted, would markedly accelerate the advanced manufacturing of chemicals via industrial biotechnology. Working at the interface of synthetic chemistry, metabolic engineering, molecular biology, and synthetic biology, Industrialization of Biology identifies key technical goals for next-generation chemical manufacturing, then identifies the gaps in knowledge, tools, techniques, and systems required to meet those goals, and targets and timelines for achieving them. This report also considers the skills necessary to accomplish the roadmap goals, and what training opportunities are required to produce the cadre of skilled scientists and engineers needed.

The International Law of Biotechnology

The International Law of Biotechnology
Author: Matthias Herdegen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 203
Release:
Genre: Biotechnology
ISBN: 1786435969

Biotechnology is a field that inspires complex legal and ethical debates on an international scale. Taking a fresh approach to the subject, Matthias Herdegen provides a comprehensive assessment of the regulation of biotechnology processes and products from an international and comparative perspective.

Yeasts

Yeasts
Author: B. E. Kirsop
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1988
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780521352277

A guide to the preservation and identification of yeasts and their deposits for patent purposes; describes data centers and culture collection organizations where information and expert help may be obtained. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Patentability of Synthetic Biology Inventions

The Patentability of Synthetic Biology Inventions
Author: Ilaria de Lisa
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030512061

This book addresses Synthetic Biology (SynBio), a new and promising biotechnology that has attracted much interest from both a scientific and a policy perspective. Yet, questions concerning the patentability of SynBio inventions have not been examined in detail so far; as a result, it remains unclear whether these inventions are patentable on the basis of current norms and case law. The book addresses this question, focusing especially on the subject matter’s eligibility and moral criteria. It provides an overview of the legislation and decisions applicable to SynBio patents and examines this new technology in view of the ongoing debate over the patentability of biotechnologies in general. The legal analysis is complemented by the practical examination of several patent applications submitted to the European and US patent offices (EPO and USPTO), and by an assessment of the patent issues that are likely to be raised by future SynBio developments.