The role of patents in biodiversity conservation
Abstract
Patents are involved in the global debates about accessing and sharing the benefits of biological resources. Patents, however, may not be establishing clear property and use rights so that they in practice promote biodiversity destruction and decline. The challenge is to adjust the schemes for patents to suit conservation and sustainable use objectives.
Journal Title
Nature Biotechnology
Volume
27
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2009 Nature Publishing Group. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Intellectual Property Law