The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology Innovation

Book Overview

Intellectual property rights (IPRs), particularly patents, occupy a prominent position in innovation systems, but to what extent they support or hinder innovation is widely disputed. Through the lens of biotechnology, this book delves deeply into the main issues at the crossroads of innovation and IPRs to evaluate claims of the positive and negative impacts of IPRs on innovation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848447884
• ISBN13: 9781848447882
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.0"