Death of patents / edited by Peter Drahos. - Witney : Lawtext, 2005. - 256 p. ; 21 cm. - Perspectives on intellectual property law and policy ; 11 . - Perspectives on intellectual property law and policy ; 11 .

Published in association with Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Death of a patent system - introduction. Peter Drahos -- 2.Schrodinger\'s cat: an observation on modern patent law. Margaret Llewelyn -- 3.A neuropsychological analysis of the law of obviousness. Lachlan S. James -- 4.On proprietary rights and personal liberties: constitutional responses to post-industrial patenting. John R. Thomas -- 5.Shifts in India\'s policy on intellectual property: the roles of ideas, coercion and changing interests. Anitha Ramanna -- 6.The ethics of patenting - uneasy justifications. Sigrid Sterckx -- 7.Legal and ethical aspects of bio-patenting: critical analysis of the EU Biotechnology Directive. Geertrui Van Overwalle -- 8.Is the world ready for substantive patent law harmonisation? Graham Dutfield.

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Intellectual property (International law)
Patent laws and legislation.
Conflict of laws--Patents
Patents (International law)
Law.

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