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Animal Patents

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. William H. Lesser

    1. Cornell University, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Issues and Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Legal Issues

      1. Introduction
        • William H. Lesser
        Pages 3-4
      2. Issues and Prospects in the USA
        • Stephen A. Bent
        Pages 5-15
      3. The Development and Status of European Law
        • Joseph Straus
        Pages 16-29
      4. Prospects for International Cooperation
        • R. Stephen Crespi
        Pages 30-38
      5. Congressional Perspectives
        • Kevin W. O’Connor
        Pages 39-46
      6. The Technology and Costs of Deposits
        • Robert H. Foote
        Pages 47-57

    3. Technical Issues

      1. Introduction
        • William H. Lesser
        Pages 59-60
      2. Prospective Developments in Laboratory Animals
        • Karl M. Ebert
        Pages 61-69
      3. Prospective Developments in Animal Agriculture
        • William Hansel
        Pages 70-81

    4. Economic Issues

      1. Introduction
        • William H. Lesser
        Pages 83-84
      2. Implications for Breeders
        • William Lesser
        Pages 85-99
      3. Implications for Agriculture
        • Robert Milligan, William Lesser
        Pages 100-113

    5. Users’ Perspectives

      1. Introduction
        • William H. Lesser
        Pages 115-116
      2. Perspectives of Farmers
        • A. Ann Sorensen
        Pages 117-133
      3. Perspective of Agribusiness: What Do Packers and Processors Want in Livestock and Poultry?
        • Patrick Luby
        Pages 134-140
      4. An Evaluation of the Ethical Arguments Commonly Raised against the Patenting of Transgenic Animals
        • Baruch A. Brody
        Pages 141-153

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 155-369
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Following the US Patent Office's announcement in 1987 that it considers animals "to be patentable subject matter within the scope" of patent laws, there has been worldwide debate on this subject. This work comprises the proceedings of the Animal Patents Symposium 1988 at Cornell University.

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  • Cornell University, USA

    William H. Lesser

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