Intellectual Property Rights and the Life Science Industries : Past, Present and Future.

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This book is a highly readable and entertaining account of the co-evolution of the patent system and the life science industries since the mid-19th century. The pharmaceutical industries have their origins in advances in synthetic chemistry and in natural products research. Both approaches to drug d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dutfield, Graham
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : World Scientific, 2009.
Subjects:
Biotechnology industries > Law and legislation > History.
Intellectual property (International law) > History.
Life sciences > Research > History.
Propriété intellectuelle (Droit international) > Histoire.
Sciences de la vie > Recherche > Histoire.
LAW > Comparative.
Biotechnology industries > Law and legislation
Intellectual property (International law)
Life sciences > Research
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Figures, Tables and Illustrations; List of Acronyms; Part I: Science, Drugs, Money and Patents; 1. Introduction; 2. Seven Tales of a Patent; 3. The Life Sciences, Business and the Patent System; Part II: Past; 4. Dyes, Drugs and Domagk; 5. Making Hormones; 6. The Antibiotics; Part III: Present; 7. Big Pharma, Small Biotech; 8. 'No Patents on Life!'; 9. Mr Pharma Goes to Geneva; 10. The Story So Far; 11. Would We Have Got Where We Are Today Without Patents?; Part IV: Future; 12. The Future of Patents and the Life Science Industries; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; Reviews.

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