Why biotech patents are patently absurd
Subtitle: a scientific briefing on TRIPS and related issues
By: Mae-Wan Ho
Series: Biodiversity, knowledge & rights series; Third World Network -- 2; TWN biodiversity, knowledge & rights series -- 2
Publisher: Third World Network
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Penang, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9789839747553
Subjects: Biotechnology; Law and legislation; Patent laws and legislation; Genetic engineering; Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Range of 'patents on life'; title: Analysis of articles related to patents in TRIPS and EU Directive 98/44/EC; title: General critique on the patentability of genes or nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) sequence.