TY - GEN AB - Developments in the life sciences - genetic engineering, cloning, and manipulation of cell lines, exploitation of genetic resources - have sparked vigorous debate about the ethical dimension of technologies. The ethical dimension of the life sciences touches many issues and policy communities, but one widely debated aspect is the ethical implications of protecting biotechnological inventions through the intellectual property (IP) system. This issues paper provides a systematic outline of the complex relationship between bioethics and IP. DO - 10.34667/tind.28602 DO - doi ID - 28602 KW - Intellectual property. L1 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28602/files/wipo_pub_b932ipb.pdf L2 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28602/files/wipo_pub_b932ipb.pdf L4 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28602/files/wipo_pub_b932ipb.pdf LA - eng LK - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28602/files/wipo_pub_b932ipb.pdf N2 - Developments in the life sciences - genetic engineering, cloning, and manipulation of cell lines, exploitation of genetic resources - have sparked vigorous debate about the ethical dimension of technologies. The ethical dimension of the life sciences touches many issues and policy communities, but one widely debated aspect is the ethical implications of protecting biotechnological inventions through the intellectual property (IP) system. This issues paper provides a systematic outline of the complex relationship between bioethics and IP. SN - 9789280516418 T1 - Intellectual Property and Bioethics - An Overview. TI - Intellectual Property and Bioethics - An Overview. UR - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28602/files/wipo_pub_b932ipb.pdf ER -