Morrison Biotechnology Law

A Primer for Scientists
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-231-55092-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

This book is an essential introduction to biotechnology law for scientists and other nonattorneys with biotech backgrounds. Biotechnology Law is a clear, concise, and entirely practical primer on the topic, replete with straightforward, real-world examples to illustrate each key concept.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morrison, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Schul-, Hochschul- und Prüfungsrecht, Wissenschaftsrecht, Forschung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Section I: Patent Law
1. The Patent as a Negative Right and the Claim as Its Business End
2. Construing the Patent Claim
3. The Patentable Invention
4. The Patent Document’s Role in Supporting a Claimed Invention
5. The Long Road to Getting a Patent
6. Lengthening and Shortening a Patent’s Term
7. Continuing-Application Practice and the Making of a Patent Family
8. The Murky World of Inventorship
9. Patent Infringement and Its Variations
10. Defenses and Preemptive Challenges
11. Patent Opinions
12. The Patent Portfolio
13. The Interplay Between Trade Secrets and Patents
Section II: Regulatory Law
14. The Innovator Drug: From Development to Approval
15. Generic Drugs
16. Biosimilars
Section III: Contract Law
17. The Contract: An Enforceable Promise
18. Biotechnology Agreements
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
Glossary of Legal Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alan J. Morrison is a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University. He practices biotechnology law in New York City.