This book analyses the history of the international patent regime and the life science industries, both of which can be traced back to the late 19th century.  Meer

This book analyses the history of the international patent regime and the life science industries, both of which can be traced back to the late 19th century.  Meer

This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources - crucial resources for world agriculture, food security and large industries such as pharmaceuticals.  Meer

Biogenetic resources - the critical biological and chemical materials that underpin so much of medicine, both modern and traditional, agriculture, and wider economic activity in so many fields - are at the centre of heated debate regarding their use, development, and ownership, and the issues of ethics and equity that impinge on all of these factors.  Meer

Biogenetic resources - the critical biological and chemical materials that underpin so much of medicine, both modern and traditional, agriculture, and wider economic activity in so many fields - are at the centre of heated debate regarding their use, development, and ownership, and the issues of ethics and equity that impinge on all of these factors.  Meer

A much-anticipated new edition of this acclaimed work on intellectual property (IP) in its global context.  Meer