Intellectual Property Policy

Banking of Human Materials, Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership Issues: International Policy Positions and Emerging Trends in the Literature

Bartha Maria Knoppers: Université de Montréal and Maria Hirtle

Table of Contents

Disclaimer

Introduction

Section 1

Emerging Trends in the Literature

Section 1.1

Approaches to Ownership of Human Tissue

  1. Personal Rights Approach
  2. Property Rights Approach
  3. Alternative Approaches

Section 1.2

Approaches to Intellectual Property Protection

  1. Ethical Concerns
  2. Industrial Policy Concerns
  3. Legal Concerns

Section 2

Comparative Overview of Policy Positions

Section 2.1

Perspectives on Property and Person Issues

  1. International Positions
  2. Regional Positions
  3. National Positions

Section 2.2

Banked Materials and Patents

  1. International Positions
  2. Regional Positions
  3. National Positions

Conclusion

Footnotes