Washington University Global Studies Law Review

Article Title

The Problem of Gene Patents

Authors

Nuno Pires de Carvalho, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Publication Title

Washington University Global Studies Law Review

Abstract

This Article submits that the main problem with gene patents is the failure to meet the condition of alternativeness of inventions-a condition that embodies a core function of the patent system. As a result, gene patents conflict with the very rationale of the patent system.

Recommended Citation

Nuno Pires de Carvalho, The Problem of Gene Patents, 3 Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 701 (2004),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies/vol3/iss3/2