Intellectual property issues in biotechnology

This book contains 22 chapters focusing on the emerging legal, social and regulatory issues pertaining to biotechnology and intellectual property rights (IPRs) in agriculture, food, pharmaceutics, health care and industry. Expert opinions are also presented by premier academicians, scientists and industrialists to counter critical questions, such as whether the existing IP frameworks at both national and international levels are durable to withstand the challenges posed by contemporary biotechnology.

Biotechnology in agriculture, medicine and industry : an overview / Harikesh B. Singh, Chetan Keswani, and Alok Jha -- Biotechnology and its development in developing countries : can IPR's foster innovation in the field? / Dhanay M. Cadillo Chandler -- Patent eligibility issues in life science innovations : contentious court cases / Ananda M. Chakrabarty -- Checks and balances in biotechnology related patents : in agreement to the Indian Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005 / Om Prakash and Poonam C. Singh -- Intellectual property in biotechnology sector : the importance of "star scientists" in the entrepreneurship and universities environment / Tomas G. Bas -- Intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology : from patent thickets to generics / Alan B. Bennett, David J. Jefferson and Alan B. Bennett -- Bioprospecting for improving soil health and crop productivity : Indian patent landscape / Vivek Srivastava, Puneet S. Chauhan, Sankalp Misra, Swati Sharma, Aradhana Mishra and Chandra S. Nautiyal -- Seeds of change : genetically modified crops, Canada's Agricultural Growth Act and the erosion of farmers' privilege / Elisabeth Abergel -- Recent innovations in agricultural biotechnology…