Genes and ingenuity : gene patenting and human health report / Australian Law Reform Commission

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Genes and Ingenuity REPORT Gene Patenting and Human Health REPORT 99 June 2004 1
Genes and Ingenuity REPORT Gene Patenting and Human Health REPORT 99 June 2004 3
Contents 7
Terms of Reference 13
Participants 15
Executive Summary 17
List of Recommendations 31
Implementation Schedule 41
PART A Introduction 1. Introduction to the Inquiry 49
2. The Patent System 59
3. Gene Patents 67
PART B Patent Laws and Practices 4. International Legal Framework 91
5. Domestic Legal Framework 101
6. Patentability of Genetic Materials and Technologies 119
7. Exclusions from Patentability 173
8. Patent Office Practices 199
9. Challenging and Enforcing Patent Rights 225
10. The Role of Courts and Tribunals in Patent Disputes 255
PART C Patents and Genetic Research 11. Publicly Funded Research and Intellectual Property 267
12. Patents and Human Genetic Research 301
13. An Experimental Use Exemption 323
14. Research Culture, Patents and Commercialisation 353
15. Stem Cell Technologies 377
PART D Patents and Commercialisation of Biotechnology 16. Overview of the Biotechnology Sector 405
17. Technology Transfer 417
18. Patents and the Biotechnology Industry 445
PART E Patents and Human Health 19. Gene Patents and the Healthcare System 465
20. Gene Patents and Healthcare Provision 491
21. Medical Treatment Defences 513
PART F Licensing and Commercial Arrangements 22. Licensing of Patent Rights 525
23. Statutory Licensing Schemes 551
24. Competition Law and Intellectual Property 561
25. Prices Oversight 587
PART G Non-Voluntary Uses 26. Crown Use and Acquisition 597
27. Compulsory Licensing 617
PART H Other Intellectual Property Issues 28. Copyright and Databases 637
Appendix 1. List of Submissions 667
Appendix 2. Abbreviations 671
Table of Selected Legislation 675
Table of Selected International Instruments 681
Table of Selected Cases 683

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