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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... variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of ...
... variety of topics. The societal implications of nanotechnology are both numerous and diverse and encompass the legal, ethical, cultural, medical, and environmental disciplines. National security, education, workforce development ...
... variety of issues. But for the most part, researchers have so far been able to conduct their investigations with relatively little concern about various legal ramifications. Such a circumstance is unlikely to continue. As nanotechnology ...
... variety of regulatory laws. The regulation of activities reflects an attempt by society to act preemptively to prevent certain results from occurring. In this way, such laws differ from those that are specifically designed to encourage ...
... variety of technical issues that might be raised concerning their patentability, suppose that when fullerene structures were first developed a patent application was filed and granted to Inventor A and covered all types of fullerenes ...