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Patents on Life : Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property, EPUB eBook

Patents on Life : Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property EPUB

Edited by Thomas C. Berg, Roman Cholij, Simon Ravenscroft

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This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or 'patents on life'.

The ever-increasing importance of biotechnologies has generated continual questions about how intellectual property law should treat such technologies, especially those raising ethical or social-justice concerns.

Even after many years and court decisions, important contested issues remain concerning ownership of and rewards from biotechnology - from human genetic material to genetically engineered plants - and regarding the scope of moral or social-justice limitations on patents or licensing practices.

This book explores a range of related issues, including questions concerning morality and patentability, biotechnology and human dignity, and what constitute fair rewards from genetic resources.

It features high-level international, interfaith, and cross-disciplinary contributions from experts in law, religion, and ethics, including academics and practitioners, placing religious and secular perspectives into dialogue to examine the full implications of patenting life.

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