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Intellectual property and biotechnology: the European debate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18018994     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The European patent system allows for the introduction of moral issues into decisions about the granting of patents. This feature has greatly impacted European debates about the patenting of biotechnology. This essay explores the European experience, in both the European Union and the European Patent Organization. It argues that there has been great confusion surrounding these issues primarily because the Europeans have not developed a general theory about when exclusion from patentability is the best social mechanism for dealing with morally offensive technologies.
Authors:
Baruch Brody
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1054-6863     ISO Abbreviation:  Kennedy Inst Ethics J     Publication Date:  2007 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-16     Completed Date:  2007-12-06     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9109135     Medline TA:  Kennedy Inst Ethics J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  69-110     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Medical Ethics, Baylor College of Medicine, TX, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biotechnology* / ethics,  history,  legislation & jurisprudence
Breast Neoplasms / ethnology,  genetics,  prevention & control
Cryopreservation* / ethics
European Union
Female
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing* / economics,  ethics
Guidelines as Topic
History, 20th Century
Humans
Intellectual Property
Jews / genetics
Male
Moral Obligations*
Patents as Topic* / ethics,  history,  legislation & jurisprudence
Sex Preselection
Social Justice
Spermatozoa

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