A clearing house for diagnostic testing: the solution to ensure access to and use of patented genetic inventions?

• Hauptverfasser: van Zimmeren Esther (VerfasserIn), Verbeure Birgit (VerfasserIn), Matthijs Gert (VerfasserIn), Van Overwalle Geertrui (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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In genetic diagnostics, the emergence of a so-called "patent thicket" is imminent. Such an overlapping set of patent rights may have restrictive effects on further research and development of diagnostic tests, and the provision of clinical diagnostic services. Currently, two models that ma...