Who owns the Atoms? Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights
In Latin America, under the premise of enhancing economic competitiveness, there has been an exponential increase in investments in the development of nanotechnologies. In this context, the discussion about intellectual property rights with regards to nanotechnology is increasingly central to public...
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| description | In Latin America, under the premise of enhancing economic competitiveness, there has been an exponential increase in investments in the development of nanotechnologies. In this context, the discussion about intellectual property rights with regards to nanotechnology is increasingly central to public debates. However, in comparison with the attention that this issue has attracted in both public and private contexts, there has been little academic analysis published on property rights and nanotechnology. This article problematizes the application of property rights in the development of nanotechnologies through a critical literature review of the existing literature on the topic. From this analysis, the key issue of the restrictions imposed on the application of patents on ‘first generation’ products is analyzed. This question pits those who claim rights to royalties to recoup R and D investments made to develop these technologies against those who argue for open access to science and technology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-92640a5663804971a7cf340c40f0f8c42025-02-02T06:47:49ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12491390-12492015-05-01195216318010.1714/iconos.52.2015.1399Who owns the Atoms? Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property RightsTomás Javier Carrozza 0Susana Silvia Brieva1studiante de maestría. Profesor investigador, Universidad Nacional del Mar del Plata, Argentina.Profesora investigadora, Universidad Nacional del Mar del Plata, ArgentinaIn Latin America, under the premise of enhancing economic competitiveness, there has been an exponential increase in investments in the development of nanotechnologies. In this context, the discussion about intellectual property rights with regards to nanotechnology is increasingly central to public debates. However, in comparison with the attention that this issue has attracted in both public and private contexts, there has been little academic analysis published on property rights and nanotechnology. This article problematizes the application of property rights in the development of nanotechnologies through a critical literature review of the existing literature on the topic. From this analysis, the key issue of the restrictions imposed on the application of patents on ‘first generation’ products is analyzed. This question pits those who claim rights to royalties to recoup R and D investments made to develop these technologies against those who argue for open access to science and technology.http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1399nanotechnologyintellectual property rightspatentsWTOscience policy |
| spellingShingle | Tomás Javier Carrozza Susana Silvia Brieva Who owns the Atoms? Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights Íconos nanotechnology intellectual property rights patents WTO science policy |
| title | Who owns the Atoms? Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights |
| title_full | Who owns the Atoms? Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights |
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| title_short | Who owns the Atoms? Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights |
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| topic | nanotechnology intellectual property rights patents WTO science policy |
| url | http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1399 |
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