PATENTABILITY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY INVENTIONS: Indian Ethical Guidelines

Title

PATENTABILITY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY INVENTIONS: Indian Ethical Guidelines

Creator

Azyu H.P.; Chakraborty A.

Description

Advances in technology have made patenting of biotechnology inventions mandatory. The patent law system contains general clauses prohibiting the patenting of inventions contrary to public order or morality. Recent years have brought numerous debates on limiting the possibility of patent protection for biotechnology inventions for ethical reasons. The existing literature examines bioethical justification in terms of the principles of respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. The primary purpose of this study is to explore the uncertainty of ethics guidelines provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and section 3(b) of the Indian Patents Act 1970 and the applicability of the bioethics principles. 2023 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore), ISSN: 0253-7222.

Source

Journal of Dharma, Vol-48, No. 1, pp. 125-144.

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

Dharma Research Association

Subject

Bioethics Principle; Biotechnology Inventions; Ethics; ICMR; Morality; Patent Protection; Patents; Public Order

Coverage

Azyu H.P., School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India; Chakraborty A., School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 2537222

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

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