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Edward Elgar Publishing Gene Cartels: Biotech Patents in the Age of Free Trade

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Starting with the 13th century, this book explores how patents have been used as an economic protectionist tool, developing and evolving to the point where thousands of patents have been ultimately granted not over inventions, but over isolated or purified biological materials. DNA, invented by no man and once thought to be 'free to all men and reserved exclusively to none', has become cartelised in the hands of multinational corporations. The author questions whether the continuing grant of patents can be justified when they are now used to suppress, rather than promote, research and development in the life sciences. Luigi Palombi demonstrates that patents are about inventions and not isolated biological materials, which consequently have no bona fide purpose in the innovations of biotechnological science. This book will be important reading for anyone who has an interest in the role that patents have played in economic development - particularly historians, economists and scientists. It will also be of great interest to law academics, lawyers, judges and policymakers. Review 'Palombi has penned a strong critique of the abuse of the patent system by the biotech industry in its pursuit of monopoly rights over natural organisms and their parts and, in particular, over fragments of DNA. He argues that it is difficult to recognise such ownership as reflecting genuine novelty of human inventiveness. He shows through detailed exposition and analysis of cases how the patent system has been appropriated (in his words) to serve the interests of a narrow group of biotech, pharma and chemical interests; his book will serve as a clear statement as to why this is so damaging to real innovation and progress in a range of health-related topics.' -- John A. Mathews, Review of International Political Economy'It's really excellent: an invaluable source of information and highly readable too.''The book is of interest to judges, patent attorneys and lawyers and policy-makers in this field. . . The first part is a fascinating and well researched historical study of patenting. . . The second part of the book is interesting and the author raises some very important points. . . a very valuable contribution to the debate of the scope of patent monopolies.' -- David Rogers, Legal Member, Boards of Appeal, European Patent Office, Germany, reviewed in European Intellectual Property Review'Gene Cartels is a truly magisterial and important book. It shows how we need to bring together the discrete threads around intellectual property law (ie patent, copyright, etc) so there can be a clear spotlight on the important public policy issues.' About the Author Luigi Palombi, Murdoch University, Australia

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Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1847208363
Category: Books > Subjects > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Engineering > Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
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Release Date: 31 March 2009
Listed Since: 19 September 2008

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