Gene Cartels: Biotech Patents in the Age of Free Trade
February 26, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
Product Description`Gene Cartels is a valuable book for the scientist providing, in an elegantly scholarly style, deep insights into the origins, history, evolution and current status of patent systems. It also discloses features that can lead, in effect, to a misuse of power.’ – From the foreword by Baruch S. Blumberg, Fox Chase [...]
Patents and Ethics in the Pharmaceutical Industry
February 25, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
Abstract
This paper is concerned with the impacts of strict patents in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement. It discusses the historical and current policy context, to better understand how strict patents affect the availability of essential drugs in developing countries.
The research shows that the pharmaceutical industry [...]