Title | Gene patents: a broken incentives system. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Huang Y-H |
Journal | J Relig Health |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 1079-84 |
Date Published | 2013 Dec |
ISSN | 1573-6571 |
Keywords | Biomedical Research, Genes, Genetics, Medical, Humans, Motivation, Ownership, Patents as Topic, Patient Rights |
Abstract | The proliferation of patents on human genes has raised important ethical questions centered on the conflict of patient rights and intellectual property rights. With the Supreme Court's June 2013 decision that altered the patent eligibility of genetic material, it is important to reexamine the ethical implications of gene patents as a concept. Such patents suggest an ownership of genetic material that may hinder access to healthcare and inhibit medical progress. The application of the current patent system to genetic material thus violates patients' rights without fulfilling the system's goal of promoting innovation, suggesting a need for a revised incentives infrastructure. |
DOI | 10.1007/s10943-013-9758-2 |
Alternate Journal | J Relig Health |
PubMed ID | 23877132 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3819421 |
Grant List | T32 GM007739 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States T32GM07739 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States |
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