Biotechnology, Patents and Morality: A Deliberative and Participatory Paradigm for Reform

ISBN-13: 9780367181246 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 162 str.

Maureen O'Sullivan

Opis

This book critiques the application of the morality provision in Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention – a source of controversy when deciding whether to grant patents on biotechnological inventions. Despite deep moral disagreement and criticsm of the current system, until now there have been few suggestions for significant reform.

Spis treści

1: General Introduction;  2: Chapter One: In Search of a Definition of Morality in European Patent Law;  3: Chapter Two: Patent Moralities and Their Traditional Adjudications - A Critique;  4: Chapter Three: Decision-Making in Morally Controversial Biotechnological Patent Applications;  5: Chapter Four: The Participatory Budget in Brazil;  6: Chapter Five: Recommendations for Reform and Conclusion;  7: Index

O autorze

Maureen O’Sullivan, BA, BCL, LLM, PhD. Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Law, National University of Ireland, Galway. Chair, Vegetarian Society of Ireland. Fellow, Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.