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Who owns genetic databases?

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Keynote speech of Maurizio Borghi at the Escuela Libre de Derecho of Mexico City, 29 November 2016, in the framework of the international conference “Ciencia y Derecho en México” (download the programme here.) Genetic databases are collections of genetic sequence information and other personal information about individuals’ medical history, which represent increasingly essential tools for biomedical… Read more » about Who owns genetic databases?

The Artful Economist: A New Look at Cultural Economics

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The book, edited by Ilde Rizzo and Ruth Towse, is dedicated to the memory of Professor Sir Alan Peacock, with whom the editors and many of the contributors have collaborated. Alan was one of the first people to work in cultural economics and made seminal contributions to a range of topics in the field. The… Read more » about The Artful Economist: A New Look at Cultural Economics

Designers, 3D Printing and IP: Dinusha Mendis delivers a keynote speech at ACID event

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A conference organised by Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) and Alliance for Intellectual Property titled ‘3D Printing: Identifying the Opportunities and Exploring the IP Challenges’ explored the technology of 3D printing, the opportunities it brings about and the potential gaps that key stakeholders should be aware in the context of Intellectual Property (IP) Law. The event… Read more » about Designers, 3D Printing and IP: Dinusha Mendis delivers a keynote speech at ACID event