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1 online resource (299 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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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. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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 usually consider technical and legal, may seem surprising. But in 'Patent Politics', Shobita Parthasarathy argues that patent systems have always been deeply political and social. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Biotechnology -- Patents.
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Biotechnology -- Patents. |
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Patent laws and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Patent laws and legislation. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Patent laws and legislation -- Europe -- History.
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Europe. |
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Bioethics -- United States.
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Bioethics. |
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Bioethics -- Europe.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics. |
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Biotechnology. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Patents.
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Print version: Parthasarathy, Shobita. Patent Politics : Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2017 9780226437859 |
| ISBN |
9780226437996 (electronic book) |
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022643799X (electronic book) |
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9780226437859 |
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022643785X |
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