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Transgenic Fish and Public Policy: Patenting of Transgenic Fish
Author(s) -
Hallerman Eric M.,
Kapuscinski Anne R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1990)015<0021:tfappp>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - patentability , viewpoints , trademark , fish <actinopterygii> , public interest , public policy , law and economics , intellectual property , political science , business , law , patent law , fishery , economics , biology , art , visual arts
Following the granting of the first patent for a transgenic animal, public debate has arisen over a number of contentious patenting issues, including the very patentability of higher life forms. Against the background of the legal history regarding patentability of novel animals and the viewpoints of the various interest groups, we identify key policy questions currently at issue in the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Finally, we propose positions that the American Fisheries Society might advocate at this critical moment in the determination of national animal patenting policies which are likely to impact the community of fisheries professionals.