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Synthetic Biology: Caught between Property Rights, the Public Domain, and the Commons

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  • Arti Rai
  • James Boyle

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Synthetic biology presents a particularly revealing example of the difficulty of assimilating a new technology into the conceptual limits around existing intellectual property rights.

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  • Arti Rai & James Boyle, 2007. "Synthetic Biology: Caught between Property Rights, the Public Domain, and the Commons," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(3), pages 1-5, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050058
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050058
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    1. Jennifer Kuzma & Todd Tanji, 2010. "Unpackaging synthetic biology: Identification of oversight policy problems and options," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 4(1), pages 92-112, March.
    2. Paul Oldham & Stephen Hall & Oscar Forero, 2013. "Biological Diversity in the Patent System," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(11), pages 1-16, November.
    3. Esquivel-Sada, Daphne, 2022. "Responsible intellectual property rights? Untangling open-source biotech adherence to intellectual property rights through DIYbio," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    4. Ribeiro, Barbara & Shapira, Philip, 2020. "Private and public values of innovation: A patent analysis of synthetic biology," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 49(1).

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