{"product_id":"intellectual-property-and-health-technologies-joanna-t-brougher-9781461482017","title":"Intellectual Property and Health Technologies: Balancing Innovation and the Public's Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntellectual Property and Health Technologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing Innovation and the Public's Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna T. Brougher, Esq., MPH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, ownership of intellectual property seems straightforward: the control over an invention or idea. But with the recent explosion of new scientific discoveries poised to transform public health and healthcare systems, costly and lengthy patent disputes threaten both to undermine the attempts to develop new medical technologies and to keep potentially life-saving treatments from patients who need them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntellectual Property and Health Technologies\u003c\/i\u003e grounds readers in patent law and explores how scientific research and enterprise are evolving in response. Geared specifically to the medical disciplines, it differentiates among forms of legal protection for inventors such as copyrights and patents, explains their limits, and argues for balance between competing forces of exclusivity and availability. Chapters delve into the major legal controversies concerning medical and biotechnologies in terms of pricing, markets, and especially the tension between innovation and access, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe patent-eligibility of genes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe patent-eligibility of medical process patents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rights and roles of universities and inventors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe balancing of access, innovation, and profit in drug development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tension between biologics, small-molecule drugs, and their generic counterparts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational patent law and access to medicine in the developing world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these issues continue to shape and define the debate, \u003ci\u003eIntellectual Property and Health Technologies\u003c\/i\u003e enables professionals and graduate students in public health, health policy, healthcare administration, and medicine to understand patent law and how it affects the development of medical technology and the delivery of medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna T. Brougher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1461482011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461482017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanna T. Brougher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123811381503,"sku":"9781461482017","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb82894e-9d98-49b8-9999-f0bcae634c7e.jpg?v=1687433012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intellectual-property-and-health-technologies-joanna-t-brougher-9781461482017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}