This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or

Introduction -- Defining the public interest in the US and European patent systems -- Confronting the questions of life-form patentability -- Commodification, a

Patenting Lives reflects the critical issues arising from patents and biotechnology. The volume includes contributions from various interests and perspectives,

People, Plants and Patents: The impact of intellectual property on biodiversity, conservation, trade and rural society