{"product_id":"biotechnology-law-9780231179386","title":"Biotechnology Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an essential introduction to biotechnology law for scientists and other nonattorneys with biotech backgrounds. \u003ci\u003eBiotechnology Law\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear, concise, and entirely practical primer on the topic, replete with straightforward, real-world examples to illustrate each key concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant inventors often create incredible products but struggle at the complex legal processes involved. In this educational read, patent lawyer Alan Morrison takes the reader through three main legal concepts encountered by every inventor: patent law, regulatory law, and contract law. The clear and succinct way Morrison describes these legal processes makes his book essential for every inventor, biotech company, and technology commercialization office, not only to understand the process but also to avoid making common costly mistakes. -- Jahanara Ali, director of the BioVenture eLab, Joan \u0026amp; Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University\u003cbr\u003eThis is an up-to-date, well-organized volume on biotechnology law suitable for scientific and business audiences. Alan J. Morrison walks biotechnology scientists through the legal issues they will confront during the natural process of planning, researching, developing, testing, and protecting their inventions. -- Aaron Fellmeth, Dennis S. Karjala Professor of Law, Science, and Technology, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an approachable overview of three complicated areas of law that are relevant to biotechnology: patent law, regulatory approval for drugs and biologics, and contract law. Aimed at scientists unfamiliar with the law and at others in the biotechnology industry, this book makes legal matters more accessible by using helpful examples and by covering the main points of the law without getting too bogged down in the details. -- W. Nicholson Price II, University of Michigan Law School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Patent Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Patent as a Negative Right and the Claim as Its Business End\u003cbr\u003e2. Construing the Patent Claim\u003cbr\u003e3. The Patentable Invention\u003cbr\u003e4. The Patent Document’s Role in Supporting a Claimed Invention\u003cbr\u003e5. The Long Road to Getting a Patent\u003cbr\u003e6. Lengthening and Shortening a Patent’s Term\u003cbr\u003e7. Continuing-Application Practice and the Making of a Patent Family\u003cbr\u003e8. The Murky World of Inventorship\u003cbr\u003e9. Patent Infringement and Its Variations\u003cbr\u003e10. Defenses and Preemptive Challenges\u003cbr\u003e11. Patent Opinions\u003cbr\u003e12. The Patent Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e13. The Interplay Between Trade Secrets and Patents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Regulatory Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. The Innovator Drug: From Development to Approval\u003cbr\u003e15. Generic Drugs\u003cbr\u003e16. Biosimilars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Contract Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17. The Contract: An Enforceable Promise\u003cbr\u003e18. Biotechnology Agreements\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Legal Acronyms and Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400311120215,"sku":"9780231179386","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231179386.jpg?v=1730470354","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/biotechnology-law-9780231179386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}