Identity, Invention, and the Culture of Personalized Medicine Patenting

Name: Identity, Invention, and the Culture of Personalized Medicine Patenting
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107011915
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Author: Shubha Ghosh
ISBN: 9781107011915

By Shubha Ghosh

Cambridge University Press November 2012

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ISBN-13: 9781107011915
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 2012
Format: Hardback , 230 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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.

• Offers easy-to-follow chapters on developments in patent law interspersed with more technical discussions • Presents a range of unusual historical patents with illustrations • Up-to-date discussion of current legal developments in patent law

List of Figures	viii
List of Tables	ix
Preface	xi
1. Persons and Patents	1
2. Start-Ups, Upstarts, and Markets for Personalized Medicine	39
3. The Case of Race-Specific Patents	63
4. Normative Construction of Identity	126
5. Persons, Patents, and Policy	179
6. A Business, a Litigant, a Metaphor: The Future of Personalized Medicine Patents	195
Index	215