Patent Publics, Patent Cultures

Download or read book Patent Publics, Patent Cultures written by Johanna Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social and cultural dimensions of intellectual property frameworks are significant subject matter of intellectual examination and investigation and the economic impact of patents on development and local infrastructures is of significant concern. However, the cultural impact of patent law is arguably examined with less emphasis, somewhat in contrast to the discussions of communication and cultural life seen in other areas of intellectual property debate. This paper, the introduction by the editor to the collection of essays, Patenting Lives: Life Patents, Culture and Development, considers the nature of the "public" at stake in modern patent law.