Intellectual Property Rights and Research Tools in Molecular Biology

Summary of a Workshop Held at the National Academy of Sciences, February 15-16, 1996

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FRONT MATTER
INTRODUCTION
PATENTING RESEARCH TOOLS AND THE LAW
ECONOMIC THEORIES ABOUT THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF PATENTS
ACCESS TO DATA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE IN GENOME RESEARCH
CASE STUDIES
PERSPECTIVES FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS
SUMMARY
AGENDA OF THE FEBRUARY 1996 WORKSHOP