There is a debate that reflects a major public policy battle currently being played out in parliament, the bureaucracy and in a Senate Inquiry into the patenting of gene sequences, writes Anna George, former diplomat and mulilateral negotiator/
Gene patents
Patenting: why is it left to advocacy groups to take up the fight?
The awarding of monopoly power is an expensive gift that should not be reduced to simply following key intellectual property rich countries, writesAnna George.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Ute-mate
Giving the OzCar saga an Aussie flavour, the down-side to digital radio, the price of tea, and more comments, clarifications and cock-ups courtesy of Crikey readers.
Patenting “mungbeanium” will never prevent research on mung beans
Fears about gene patents restricting pure research are false, says patent attorney Glen Gordon in response to the Cancer Council’s Professor Ian Olver’s article yesterday on gene patenting.
Do we want to block new cancer treatments? Then it’s time for some action on gene patenting
Our patent law framework was formed in the 17th century and is restricting our cancer treatment research, writes Professor Ian Olver.
