Intellectual Property Rights in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Author: Rothschild   M.F.;Newman   S.M.  

Publisher: CABI Publishing‎

Publication year: 2002

E-ISBN: 9780851998381

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780851996417

Subject: S821.2 genetic breeding, and breeding

Keyword: Zoology and Animal Sciences Animal Husbandry Animal Breeding

Language: ENG

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Description

Intellectual property (IP) and patents involving animals is an ever-changing field. The purpose of this book is to review the role that intellectual property plays in the development of modern animal breeding and genetics. It includes discussion of the history of animal patenting,common forms of intellectual property,economic issues related to patent protection and the funding of research, ethical issues, and the consequences of intellectual property in the modern animal genetics market place.

Chapter

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Patents, Trade Secrets and Other Forms of Intellectual Property Rights

2 The Advent of Animal Patents: Innovation and Controversy in the Engineering and Ownership of Life

3 The Economics of Patents

4 Access to Data and Intellectual Property

5 Global Intellectual Property: International Developments in Animal Patents

6 The Public University, Intellectual Property and Agricultural R&D

7 Lessons from the Patenting of Plants

8 Patenting and Sequencing the Genome

9 Open Source and Other Software Intellectual Property Models

10 Animals, Ethics and Patents

11 Development of a Genetic Marker for Litter Size in the Pig: a Case Study

12 Development and Commercialization of a Genetic Marker for Marbling of Beef in Cattle: a Case Study

13 A Research and Patent Perspective of Nuclear Transfer Cloning: Case Studies

14 Dairy Cattle Test Day Models: a Case Study

15 Development and Commercialization of Software for Genetic Improvement Programmes: a Case Study

16 Final Thoughts

Index