@article{41994,
      author = {Spivak, Julia},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/41994},
      title = {Redefining “Life” : The Constitutional Implications of  Patenting Immortality},
      abstract = {This Note will first explore what an indefinite lifespan  would look like, according to prominent researchers in the  field. Part II of this Note will  examine  the  current   patent  law  system,  with  a  focus  on  its  role  in the   current  medical  climate  as  well  as  its   susceptibility  to  abuses.  Part III  of  this  Note  will   discuss  the  evolution  of  United  States  patent  law  and,  specifically, its  constitutional  origins.   Additionally,  Part  III  will examine the right to life  granted to individuals in the Constitution under the Fifth  and Fourteenth Amendments and provide a contextual analysis  of the Framers’ value of life. This Note will argue that  an indefinite lifespan  is  beyond  what  the  Framers   fathomed  at  the  time  of  the Constitution’s   formation,  and,  based  on  their  high  regard  for  an  individual’s right to life, they did not intend for the  Intellectual Property Clause to grant patent protection  over the cure to ageing. As a result, Part IV  of  this   Note  will  propose  a  new  legal  framework  for  courts   to  use when  examining  whether  patent  protection   should  be  granted over cutting edge medical developments,  such as the cure to ageing.},
      recid = {41994},
      pages = {31 pages},
}