THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Authors

  • Simone Henriqueta Cossetin Scholze

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35977/0104-1096.cct1998.v15.8916

Abstract

The decipherment of the genetic code and the development of genetic engineering have enabled man to directly intervene, for the first time, in the very essence of life. Society reacts against the risks derived from scientific and technological uncertainties, which are projected into the juridical and ethical spheres. In Brazil, both the development of modern biotechnology, and the correspondent ethical and juridical debate have been stimulated since the beginning of this decade by the recent expansion of research and its growing legal regulation. The present article examines the Brazilian legislation concerning intellectual property related to the modern biotechnology, specially patents and protection of cultivars, as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity, signed during the UNCED, in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and its regulations through the Brazilian Bill of Law on Access to Genetic Resources.

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Published

1998-01-01

How to Cite

Scholze, S. H. C. (1998). THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. Science & Technology Journals, 15, 41–66. https://doi.org/10.35977/0104-1096.cct1998.v15.8916

Issue

Vol. 15,n.0 - especial,(1998)

Section

Ensaios

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