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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Biomedical Patents: Innovation and Access, Trust and Mistrust</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Nicol, Dianne</span> (2007) <xhtml:em>Biomedical Patents: Innovation and Access, Trust and Mistrust.</xhtml:em> Centre for Law and Genetics Occasional Paper Series (7). (In Press)</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_3376' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2568/1/Nicol_clg_pdf.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_3376' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_3376"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2568/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2568/1/Nicol_clg_pdf.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />227Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.lawgenecentre.org/">http://www.lawgenecentre.org/</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Public trust in biomedicine may be adversely affected by knowledge of private sector involvement in the public sector research effort and patenting of genes and other foundational research tools by public sector organizations. Yet the private sector has a vital role to play in funding research and bringing products to market. Moreover, appropriate steps need to be taken to secure return for investment, usually by taking out patents. The appropriateness of patenting genetic technologies, particularly gene sequences and other research tools, is a matter of ongoing controversy. Although there is limited evidence that gene patents and other research tool patents are negatively impacting on research, innovation and access to new healthcare products by consumers, this could occur more frequently in the near future. There is a clear need for discussion of options for improving access to these patents, including exemptions from infringement, compulsory licensing and government use, and other more cooperative access strategies, and for increased involvement of the public in these discussions and strategies.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/390114.html">390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390114 Intellectual Property</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2568</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">A/Prof Dianne Nicol</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">12 Dec 2007 12:42</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2568;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2568">item control page</a></p>
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