Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2019 Jun;25(3):791-811. doi: 10.1007/s11948-018-0043-3. Epub 2018 Mar 12.
Some fundamental biotechnologies hold unprecedented potential to eradicate many incurable diseases. However, in absence of regulations, the power of patent makes the future use of some important biotechnology in few institution's hands. The excessive patents restrict researcher access to the fundamental technologies. It generates concerns and complaints of deteriorating the public health and social welfare. Furthermore, intellectual curiosities, funding, respect among colleagues etc., rather than patents, are the real motivations driving a major ground-breaking discoveries in biotechnology. These phenomena reveal that some biotechnology patents are alienated from the purpose of patent system. Therefore, it is necessary to take some approaches to stop over-patenting these fundamental biotechnology inventions. This article proposes a model regulatory framework for controlling biotechnology patent alienating from the purpose of patent system.
一些基础生物技术拥有根除许多不治之症的前所未有的潜力。然而，在缺乏监管的情况下，专利的力量使得一些重要生物技术的未来应用掌握在少数机构手中。过多的专利限制了研究人员获得基础技术的机会。这引发了人们对公共卫生和社会福利恶化的担忧和抱怨。此外，推动生物技术重大突破性发现的真正动力是好奇心、资金、同事之间的尊重等，而不是专利。这些现象表明，一些生物技术专利已经偏离了专利制度的目的。因此，有必要采取一些措施来阻止对这些基础生物技术发明的过度专利保护。本文提出了一个控制偏离专利制度目的的生物技术专利的监管框架模型。
