Ethics in Patenting Kicks Off RCIPS Seminar Series

You can read more on "The Ethics of Patenting DNA" in a discussion paper published by Nuffied Council on Bioethics.

Kinderlerer said "In considering areas where patenting is permitted, one needs to think about the kinds of ethical considerations that should guide how IP owners exercise their rights - and whether these differ according to the status of the patent owner and the nature of the technology. How can access to patented technology be assured, especially with regard to health- and food-related technologies?"