Princeton University
Professor Lee M. Silver
WWS / MOL 586a : Biotechnology Policy
Week 3: Biotechnology Patents (2006)
Patents on Living Things
1. Overview
2. Plants
3. Microorganisms
4. Animals
Industry Analysis
5. Patents or Trade Secrets
6. Advice for corporate players
7. International affairs
Opposition and the Response
8. "No Patents on Life" petition
9. Closely argued opposition
10. Response of the biotech industry
Hinderance Tactics
11. Jeremy Rifkin and Stuart Newman
12. The human chimera patent
13. "No monsters"