Patenting Life: Tales from the Front Lines of Intellectual Property and the New Biology

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Jorge Goldstein

Patenting Life

Tales from the Front Lines of Intellectual Property and the New Biology

Jorge Goldstein

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Georgetown University Press
02 December 2024

Autobiography: business & industry; Patents law; Biosensors

The story of the commercialization of biology by a pioneer in biotechnology patenting

Shortly after the emergence of genetic engineering in the 1970s, academic biologists were courted by venture capitalists and multinational companies. Researchers who understood the new biology of the time went from being merely curious about how the natural world functioned to realizing that they could profit from their newfound recognition. As they were inventing all sorts of newfangled organisms, biologists became acquainted with intellectual property.

Patenting Life provides insights into legal fights over patented microbes, virus-resistant crops, ownership of body parts, and the patents they engendered. Covering the early days of recombinant DNA science to the present, Goldstein shares cases from his own career and those of others involving blockbuster biological drugs, aseptic mosquitoes, genetically engineered cows, and CRISPR, the modern gene-editing technology that promises to vanquish congenital diseases such as sickle cell anemia. He also addresses the perceived downsides of the patent system: the high prices of drugs, international access to COVID-19 vaccines and other medicines, and the ascent of genetically modified crops.

Patenting Life will appeal to readers interested in science and technology and also those interested in laws promoting innovation.

By: Jorge Goldstein
Imprint: Georgetown University Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9781647125196
ISBN 10: 1647125197
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 02 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

AcknowledgmentsDramatis PersonaeIntroduction Part I: The Birth of Commercial Biology1. The Invention of Patents2. The Path from Pure to Commercial3. A Clash of Two Worlds4. Why Patents in Academia?5. Scientist-Lawyers Part II: Issues of First Impression6. Who Owns Tangibles Taken from Your Body?7. Who Owns the Intangibles?8. Quarreling Colleagues9. Patenting Living Things10. Patenting Genes11. Patenting Pureness12. Enabling Life Part III: From Microbes to Mammals13. Microbes14. Mosquitoes15. Plants16. Mammals Part IV: Maintaining a Careful Balance17. One Size Does Not Fit All18. Controlled Monopolies19. The Age of Biologics20. International Access to Patented Biologics21. Genetically Modified Crops Part V: The Path Running Alongside22. Tikkun Olam23. Foliar Feeding EpilogueGlossary of Scientific TermsGlossary of Legal TermsNotesIndexAbout the Author

Jorge Goldstein is a patent attorney trained in molecular biology who began his career on the ground floor of the biotechnology revolution forty years ago. He is a partner in Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein, and Fox, PLLC, and the author of the casebook US Biotechnology Patent Law (2023). He received a PhD in chemistry from Harvard University and a JD from George Washington University Law School.

Reviews for Patenting Life: Tales from the Front Lines of Intellectual Property and the New Biology

[Goldstein's] engaging writing style and ability to provide a nuanced background on the cases he presents make the book an unqualified success. * CHOICE connect *