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Morten Ebbe Juul Nielsen1, Nana Cecilie Halmsted Kongsholm2, Jens Schovsbo3

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Donors do not have property rights to genetic information derived from their samples. Legal and moral frameworks do not support ownership claims, emphasizing privacy and societal interests over individual patents.

Keywords:
DonorsGenetic informationPatent lawPropertyProperty rights

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  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Genetic Information

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  • The increasing use of genetic information in research and commerce raises questions about ownership.
  • Donors of biological samples may have moral or legal claims to the genetic information derived from them.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine whether donors possess moral or legal property rights to genetic information.
  • To analyze the concept of property in relation to genetic data from philosophical and legal standpoints.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of property theories, including labor mixing and self-ownership.
  • Legal analysis of the term 'property' and its conventional definitions.
  • Examination of protected interests such as privacy and exploitation.

Main Results:

  • Philosophical property theories do not support donor ownership of genetic information.
  • Legal analysis suggests 'property' is a conventional term, with protected interests focusing on privacy and anti-exploitation.
  • Patent system logic implies that limiting incentives can decrease societal innovation.

Conclusions:

  • Donors likely do not hold property rights to genetic information.
  • Legal protections should focus on privacy and preventing exploitation, not ownership.
  • Patent law must balance donor/inventor interests with broader societal benefits to foster innovation.