Open AccessIs Innovation a sound justification for Medical Patents?
Author(s) -
Dara Tuncel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
university of st andrews law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-5102
DOI - 10.15664/stalj.v1i1.2348
Subject(s) - principle of legality , sound (geography) , law and economics , law , intellectual property , political science , sociology , epistemology , business , philosophy , geomorphology , geology
This essay will interrogate the legality of medical patents, arguing that one ought to reject the traditional utilitarian framework often used to justify IP law. Instead, this essay will turn to a more deontological justification for IP rights in UK law.