Research

Mar. 2001	European Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions: History, Implementation, and Lessons for Canada PDF Document (Size: 144 KB)
Mar. 2001	Impetus for and Potential of Alternative Mechanisms for the Protection of Biotechnological Innovations PDF Document (Size: 517 KB)
Mar. 2001	Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology: The Economic Argument PDF Document (Size: 237 KB)
Feb. 2001	Human Rights Issues in Patenting of Higher Life Forms - The Role of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms PDF Document (Size: 198 KB)
Feb. 2001	Human Rights Issues Related to the Patenting of Human Biological Material PDF Document (Size: 393 KB)
Feb. 2001	Impact of Canada's Patent System and Public Sector Technology Transfer System on the Growth of the Biotechnology Industry in Canada PDF Document (Size: 173 KB)
Feb. 2001	Interface of Biotechnology Patents and Competition Law PDF Document (Size: 58 KB)
Feb. 2001	Patenting Life Forms: An International Comparison PDF Document (Size: 117 KB)
Feb. 2001	Patenting of Higher Life Forms and Human Biological Materials: An Introduction to the Issues PDF Document (Size: 102 KB)
Jan. 2001	Brief History of the Canadian Patent System PDF Document (Size: 105 KB)
Jan. 2001	Intellectual Property Protection for Biological Innovations PDF Document (Size: 72 KB)
Dec. 2000	Patents in Genes PDF Document (Size: 58 KB)
Mar. 2000	Alternatives to the Use of Animals for Research, Testing and as Sources of Bioengineered Products PDF Document (Size: 73 KB)
Mar. 2000	Economic Profile of the Biotechnology Sector PDF Document (Size: 360 KB)
Mar. 2000	Use of Animals in Scientific Research and as Sources of Bioengineered Products PDF Document (Size: 357 KB)
Jun. 1999	Patenting of Biotechnological Innovations Concerning Animals and Human Beings PDF Document (Size: 1284 KB)

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