Global Intellectual Property Strategies for a Redesigned Microbial Research Commons
by
Jerome H. Reichman, Paul F. Uhlir, Tom Dedeurwaerdere
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
The free exchange of microbial genetic information is an established public good, facilitating research on medicines, agriculture, and climate change. However, over the past quarter-century, access to genetic resources has been hindered by intellectual property claims from developed countries under...