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Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature / edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman.
2023
Details
Title
Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature / edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman.
Item Type
Book
Description
xx, 369 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780191954948 Online
9780192864406 Print
9780192864406 Print
Summary
Given the important place that nature occupies in intellectual property law, it is surprising that there has not yet been a sustained attempt to trace the role that nature has played in shaping the law or the ways in which the law has been influenced by nature. This volume aims to show that the ways in which intellectual property law has engaged with and understood nature is part of a long history and that many of the problems we face today require a more profound understanding of this interaction. To this end, the volume brings together scholars from different disciplines to reflect on such historical intersections. In doing so, the contributions show how the boundaries between nature and intellectual property law are often more complex, permeable, and porous than is commonly recognized.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
The Place of Nature in Intellectual Property
1. Vegetable Genius: Organic Figures of Originality / Mario Biagioli
2. Denaturing Bacteria: The Sewage Patent Controversy and Biotechnology / Daniel Schneider
3. The Essence of Biology: Tomatoes, Broccoli, and European Patents on Native Plant Traits / Veit Braun
4. Intellectual Property’s Antecedent: Seed Law and the Regulation of Biological Materials in British Colonial Gambia / Susannah Chapman
5. Some Outlandish Legal Tales: The Debate over Plant Propagation / Marie-Angèle Hermitte
6. Novelties, Frauds, and Protections: The Seed and Nursery Business in Nineteenth-century America / Daniel J Kevles
7. Brands Matter: Nature, Economy, and the Gift / Annalisa Colombino and Paolo Palladino
8. Copyright, Nature, and Travel Narratives: Publishing Cook’s Voyages / Isabella Alexander
9. Artificial Flowers: Plastic Nature, Synthetic Biology / Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman
10. Modified Pearl Oysters and Repeatable Peaches: Cultivation, Invention, and the Laws of Nature in Twentieth-century Japan / Kjell David Ericson
11. Scientific Activism and Intellectual Property: How UK-based Agroecologists and Plant Synthetic Biologists Have Challenged the Status Quo / Dominic J Berry
12. Creating New Values in Animals in the Era of Mendel’s Rediscovery / Brendan Matz
13. Conceptualizing Nature as Information: Rendering South Asian Genetic Resources and Associated Knowledge Searchable and Legible / Allison Fish
Index
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
The Place of Nature in Intellectual Property
1. Vegetable Genius: Organic Figures of Originality / Mario Biagioli
2. Denaturing Bacteria: The Sewage Patent Controversy and Biotechnology / Daniel Schneider
3. The Essence of Biology: Tomatoes, Broccoli, and European Patents on Native Plant Traits / Veit Braun
4. Intellectual Property’s Antecedent: Seed Law and the Regulation of Biological Materials in British Colonial Gambia / Susannah Chapman
5. Some Outlandish Legal Tales: The Debate over Plant Propagation / Marie-Angèle Hermitte
6. Novelties, Frauds, and Protections: The Seed and Nursery Business in Nineteenth-century America / Daniel J Kevles
7. Brands Matter: Nature, Economy, and the Gift / Annalisa Colombino and Paolo Palladino
8. Copyright, Nature, and Travel Narratives: Publishing Cook’s Voyages / Isabella Alexander
9. Artificial Flowers: Plastic Nature, Synthetic Biology / Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman
10. Modified Pearl Oysters and Repeatable Peaches: Cultivation, Invention, and the Laws of Nature in Twentieth-century Japan / Kjell David Ericson
11. Scientific Activism and Intellectual Property: How UK-based Agroecologists and Plant Synthetic Biologists Have Challenged the Status Quo / Dominic J Berry
12. Creating New Values in Animals in the Era of Mendel’s Rediscovery / Brendan Matz
13. Conceptualizing Nature as Information: Rendering South Asian Genetic Resources and Associated Knowledge Searchable and Legible / Allison Fish
Index
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language
English
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