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Patent Politics : Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe.

Over the past thirty years, the world's patent systems have experienced pressure from civil society like never before. From farmers to patient advocates, new voices are arguing that patents impact public health, economic inequality, morality - and democracy. These challenges, to domains that we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parthasarathy, Shobita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Defining the Public Interest in the US and European Patent Systems; 2. Confronting the Questions of Life-Form Patentability; 3. Commodification, Animal Dignity, and Patent-System Publics; 4. Forging New Patent Politics Through the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debates; 5. Human Genes, Plants, and the Distributive Implications of Patents; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: Major Events Related to the US and European Life-Form Patent Controversies; Appendix 2: Methodological Note; Notes; Bibliography; Index.