The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain: A Place, A Process, A Philosophy
ISBN: 9780857289605
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Anthem Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Sociology;

'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.


Joseph Henry Vogel is professor of economics at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras and has served as a technical advisor to the Ecuadorian delegation to the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Contributors: María José MORENO VIQUEIRA, Manuel RUIZ, Tomme YOUNG, Stephen B. BRUSH, Charles R. MCMANIS, Valentina DELICH, Camilo GOMIDES, Carlos A. MUÑIZ-OSORIO

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