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Navigating MARRVEL, a Web-Based Tool that Integrates Human Genomics and Model Organism Genetics Information
Published on: August 15, 2019
Models for facilitating access to patents on genetic inventions
Geertrui Van Overwalle1, Esther van Zimmeren, Birgit Verbeure
1Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven, Belgium. geertrui.vanoverwalle@law.kuleuven.be
Abstract:
The genetics community is increasingly concerned that patents might lead to restricted access to research and health care. We explore various measures that are designed to render patented genetic inventions accessible to further use in research, and to diagnosis and/or treatment. They include the often-recited research or experimental-use exemption, conventional one-to-one licensing and compulsory licensing, as well as patent pools and clearing-house mechanisms. The last two alternatives deserve special attention in the area of human genetics.
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