Gene patents and public health
By: Geertrui Van Overwalle (ed.).
Contributors: Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1970- ). Centrum voor Intellectuele Rechten; Katholieke Universiteit Brussel
Series: CIR -- 21; CIR (Series) -- 21
Publisher: Bruylant
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Brussel
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9782802723899
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Law and legislation; Human genetics; Congresses; Medical care; Patent laws and legislation
Notes: At head of title: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Brussel, Centrum voor Intellectuele Rechten.

Includes bibliographical references.

In English; with some chapters in French.
Table of contents: title: Gene patents and public health : setting the scene  -- Geertrui Van Overwalle; title: DNA diagnostics in practice  -- Gert Matthijs; title: Ethics and patents for genetic diagnostic tests  -- Thomas Baldwin; title: The EPC and the granting policy and case law of the EPO  -- Daniel Thomas; title: Using the EPO opposition procedure as a strategy against patents on diagnostic methods  -- William Bird; title: Licensing in the medical sector  -- Filip de Corte; title: The effect of patents on research and development of diagnostic kits  -- Katrien Vlassak en Kees Schüller; title: Dealing with patent fragmentation : the SARS patent pool as a model  -- James Simon; title: Ex-officio licensing in the medical sector : the French model  -- Esther von Zimmeren & Gilles Requena; title: The Swiss aproach to compulsory licensing for diagnostic products and processes  -- Christophe Germann; title: La license obligatoire belge pour raisons de santé public  -- Jérôme Debrulle, Leen de Corte, Monique Petit; title: The Belgian Compulsory License for Public Health (translation and summary).