LEADER 05460nam 22008415 450 001 9910483345703321 005 20251202145238.0 010 $a81-322-2059-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-81-322-2059-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000268469 035 $a(EBL)1966215 035 $a(OCoLC)908085315 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001372543 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11824351 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001372543 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11311553 035 $a(PQKB)10137088 035 $a(DE-He213)978-81-322-2059-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1966215 035 $a(PPN)182094162 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000268469 100 $a20141027d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBiotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights $eLegal and Social Implications /$fby Kshitij Kumar Singh 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aNew Delhi :$cSpringer India :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a81-322-2058-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Patentability of Biotechnology: A Comparative Study with Regard to the United States, European Union, Canada and India -- Chapter 3: Patentability of Biotechnology under the International Patent Regime: Differentiation V. Harmonisation -- Chapter 4: Legal, Social and Policy Implications of Genetic Patents: Issues of Accessibility, Quality of Research and Public Health -- Chapter 5: Intellectual Property Protection to Bioinformatics and Genetic Databases and Open Source Analogy to Biotechnology -- Chapter 6: Implications of Genetic Patents on Human Genetic Resources: Issues of Ownership, Benefit Sharing and Informed Consent -- Chapter 7: Conclusion and Suggestions. 330 $aThis book offers a valuable contribution to contemporary legal literature, providing deep insights into the interface between law and genetics, highlighting emerging issues and providing meaningful solutions to current problems. It will be of interest to a broad readership, including academics, lawyers, policy makers and scholars engaged in interdisciplinary research. In the context of examining and analyzing the legal and social implications arising from the recent conjunction of biotechnology and intellectual property rights, the book particularly focuses on human genes and gene variations. Emphasis is placed on ?patent law,? as a considerable percentage of genetic inventions are covered by patents. The book presents a comparative and critical examination of patent laws and practices related to biotechnology patents in the United States, Canada, European Union and India, in order to gather the common issues and the differences between them. The international patent approach regarding biotechnology is also analyzed in light of the constant conflict between differentiation and harmonization of patent laws. The book highlights the potential gaps and uncertainties as to the scope of numerous terms such as invention, microorganisms, microbiological processes, and essential biological processes under TRIPS. Also analyzed are the social and policy implications of patents relating to genetic research tools and genetic testing. The intricacies involved in providing effective intellectual property protection to bioinformatics and genomic databases are also examined. Bearing in mind the collaborative nature of bioinformatics and genomic databases, the book evaluates the pros and cons of open biotechnology and assesses the implications of extending intellectual property rights to human genetic resources, before explaining the ownership puzzle concerning human genetic material used in genetic research. 606 $aInformation technology$xLaw and legislation 606 $aMass media$xLaw and legislation 606 $aPrivate international law 606 $aConflict of laws 606 $aInternational law 606 $aComparative law 606 $aTechnological innovations 606 $aBiotechnology 606 $aMedical genetics 606 $aIT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property 606 $aPrivate International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law 606 $aInnovation and Technology Management 606 $aBiotechnology 606 $aMedical Genetics 615 0$aInformation technology$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aMass media$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aPrivate international law. 615 0$aConflict of laws. 615 0$aInternational law. 615 0$aComparative law. 615 0$aTechnological innovations. 615 0$aBiotechnology. 615 0$aMedical genetics. 615 14$aIT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property. 615 24$aPrivate International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law. 615 24$aInnovation and Technology Management. 615 24$aBiotechnology. 615 24$aMedical Genetics. 676 $a340 676 $a340.2 676 $a340.9 676 $a343099 700 $aSingh$b Kshitij Kumar$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01228581 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910483345703321 996 $aBiotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights$92852258 997 $aUNINA