The Museum Of Bioprospecting Intellectual Property And The Public Domain

Download or read book The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain written by Joseph Henry Vogel and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain' addresses one of the most pressing policy issues of our day: intellectual property rights versus the public domain in facilitating access to genetic resources for biotechnology development. The issue is examined in the context of a proposal submitted by seven fictional scholars to an imaginary octogenarian, whose humor provides an original addition to the discussion.