Adler R G
Science. 1984 Apr 27;224(4647):357-63. doi: 10.1126/science.6584975.
Recent advances in biotechnology have created many public policy and legal issues, one of the most significant of which is the treatment of biotechnological industrial products, particularly under the patent system. Patents represent one of several types of intellectual property; their ownership confers the right to exclude others from benefitting from the tangible products of a proprietary subject matter. Intellectual property law and its protections will play a major role in the rate at which biotechnology develops in the United States. In this article biotechnological intellectual property issues are reviewed in the context of their underlying legal requirements. The implications of other factors, such as international competition, research funding, and gene ownership, are also considered.
生物技术的最新进展引发了许多公共政策和法律问题，其中最重要的问题之一是生物技术工业产品的处理，特别是在专利制度下。专利是几种知识产权类型之一；其所有权赋予排除他人从专利主题的有形产品中受益的权利。知识产权法及其保护措施将在美国生物技术的发展速度方面发挥重要作用。在本文中，生物技术知识产权问题将在其基本法律要求的背景下进行审视。还将考虑其他因素的影响，如国际竞争、研究资金和基因所有权等。
