Nanotechnology: Legal AspectsCRC Press, 2018 M10 8 - 272 pages Existing laws have a generality that permits them to be applied to nanotechnology, but eventually it will be necessary to generate legislation targeted to issues specific to nanotechnology. As nanotechnology continues to develop into commercially viable products, legal doctrines are increasingly likely to play an important role in protecting intellectual property, facilitating financial transactions, and handling health, safety, and environmental issues. Nanotechnology: Legal Aspects provides thorough, yet comprehensible overview of different legal doctrines that are relevant to nanotechnology and explains how they may apply in the development, commercialization, and use of nano-products. The book is divided into three parts that correspond to the different phases in the lifecycle of nano-products: Protection, Regulation, and Liability. The in-depth coverage of these topics in a single source sets this work apart from others at the interface of law and nanoscience. Accessible to those without specific training in either nanotechnology or law... Nanotechnology: Legal Aspects offers a reader-friendly and affordable alternative that appeals to nano-aware audiences as well as legal professionals, students, and scientists who wish to build a greater understanding of the legal aspects of nanotechnology. |
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... , Eds., Nanotechnology: Societal Implications— Maximizing Benefits for Humanity, Report of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Workshop, December 2–3 (2003). Author Patrick M. Boucher holds a Ph.D. in physics (Queen's xiv Series ...
... benefit. The Republic of Florence accordingly granted a patent to Brunelleschi in 1421, giving him a monopoly on the manufacture of his invention, a barge that included hoisting gear to facilitate transportation of the marble. The ...
... benefits in exchange for the public disclosure of his or her invention. Almost always, these benefits take the form of rights backed by the legal authority of the state that permit the inventor to control use of the invention. spur i ...
... benefit to human beings is clear in that the oncomouse provides a biological model on which much valuable research has been conducted, leading to a better understanding of cancer. This understanding may have been achieved countless ...
... benefits of public disclosure with the detriments of monopolies—it is perhaps helpful to paraphrase Winston Churchill's comments about democracy as a system of government: “No one pretends that [it] is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has ...