Identity, Invention, and the Culture of Personalized Medicine Patenting
Published on 6. March 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-1-107-65577-5 (ISBN)
Description
What are the normative implications of patenting in the area of personalized medicine? As patents on genes and medical diagnoses have increased over the past decade, this question lies at the intersection of intellectual property theory, identity politics, biomedical ethics and constitutional law. These patents are part of the personalized medicine industry, which develops medical treatments tailored to individuals based on race and other characteristics. This book provides an overview of developments in personalized medicine patenting and suggests policies to best regulate such patents.
Reviews / Votes
'Ghosh demonstrates how something as abstract as a patent can affect the way we see others and ourselves. From this perspective, he provides valuable insights and analytical tools that allow for a more robust discussion of the impact of patents on society and individuals.' JurimetricsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 Tables, unspecified; 11 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
343 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-65577-5 (9781107655775)
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Person
Shubha Ghosh is a Vilas Research Fellow, Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Initiatives for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, School of Law. He is the author of more than fifty articles and book chapters and of two leading casebooks in intellectual property law. His research is in the area of intellectual property with a focus on social justice in the design of institutions that support innovation and development.
Content
1. Persons and patents; 2. Start-ups, up-starts, and markets for personalized medicine; 3. The case of race-specific patents; 4. Normative construction of identity; 5. Persons, patents, and policy; 6. A business, a litigant, a metaphor: the future of personalized medicine patents.