000041994 000__ 01959cam\a22002535i\4500 000041994 001__ 41994 000041994 003__ SzGeWIPO 000041994 005__ 20240708145855.0 000041994 008__ 200622s2019\\\\sz\\\\\\r\\\\\000\0\eng\d 000041994 022__ $$a0736-7694 000041994 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda 000041994 041__ $$aeng 000041994 1001_ $$aSpivak, Julia 000041994 24503 $$aRedefining “Life” :$$bThe Constitutional Implications of Patenting Immortality 000041994 264_1 $$a[New York City, New York] :$$bYeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,$$c2019. 000041994 300__ $$a31 pages 000041994 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000041994 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000041994 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000041994 520__ $$aThis 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. 000041994 525__ $$aPublished in : Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law, vol. 37, no. 3 (2019) 000041994 650_0 $$aLongevity 000041994 650_0 $$aAnti-ageing 000041994 650_0 $$aPatent law 000041994 650_0 $$aRight to life 000041994 650_0 $$aPatent protection 000041994 85641 $$uhttp://www.cardozoaelj.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NOTE_SPIVAK.pdf$$yView this resource 000041994 904__ $$aJournal article 000041994 980__ $$aBIB