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Intellectual Property and Biotechnology: The U.S. Internal Experience--Part I
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 16, Number 1, March 2006
- pp. 1-37
- 10.1353/ken.2006.0002
- Article
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In the development of biotechnology in the United States, many questions were raised about the appropriateness of applying to this area a traditional robust system of intellectual property rights. Despite these hesitations, the U.S. rejected suggested modifications. This was a mistake, and there is a need to develop a modified system that promotes more of the relevant ethical values.