Abstract
K1519.B54 BER : Introduction / Roman Cholij -- Part I. Life patents, law, and morality -- Morality, religion, and patents / Kathleen Liddell and Simon Ravenscroft -- Religious and moral grounds for patent-eligible subject matter exclusions / Joshua D Sarnoff -- Life-form patents : proceedings in the European Patent Office and the role of non-commercial parties / Christopher Rennie-Smith -- Part II. Religious perspectives on life patents -- Intellectual property rights and the fundamental right to the commons in the light of Catholic social teaching / Osvaldo Neves de Almeiad -- Human rights and life patents : lessons from the Church's social teaching and engagement in the United States / Stephen M Colecchi -- Intellectual property and genetic sequences : a Jewish law perspective / Michael J Broyde and Steven S Weiner -- Intellectual property, Islamic values, and the patenting of genes / Mohammed El Said -- Christian libertarianism and the curious lack of religious objections to the patenting of life forms in the United States / Paul J Heald -- From Chakrabarty to Myriad and beyond : Catholic contributions to the gene patenting debate / Paul J Wodja -- Part III. Social justice and political aspects -- 'Thou shalt not steal' : the morality of compulsory licensing of pharmaceutical patents / Margo Bagley -- Genetic resources and patents : in search of ethical solutions to global IP discord / Roman Cholij -- Patent for life : towards an ethical use of patents on plant innovations / Michael A Kock -- Germline modification of human embryos, patents and the limits of markets : rethinking equality, human diversity, and the question of innovation funding / Katerina Sideri -- Patent governance, ethics, and democracy : how transparency and accountability norms are challenged by patents on stem cells, gametes, and genome editing (CRISPR) in Europe / Ingrid Schneider -- Life patents, religion, and justice : a summary of themes / Thomas C Berg