State Agency and the Patenting of Life in International Law: Merchants and Missionaries in a Global Society (Merchants and Missionaries in a Global Society)

Author
Amani, Bita
Publisher
Ashgate
Published
20210101
ISBN
9780754674382
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-0)

Description

Presenting a comparative review of patenting in two key but diverging jurisdictions, Canada and the US, this book considers how states might exercise the right of self-determination in their domestic law and policy over biopatenting to promote objectives of human welfare and fair competition.