Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia

This chapter analyses the patentability of biotechnological inventions particularly those resulting from human embryonic stem cell research. The chapter puts forward the position that since the UK and Europe have considered ethics and morality as a factor in determining the patentability of biotechn...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha, Zawawi, Majdah
Other Authors:	Torremans, Paul L.C.
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Kluwer Law International 2015
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/2/article_human_stem_cell_research_Majdah.pdf

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spelling	iium-466532016-12-14T00:52:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/ Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Zawawi, Majdah K Law (General) This chapter analyses the patentability of biotechnological inventions particularly those resulting from human embryonic stem cell research. The chapter puts forward the position that since the UK and Europe have considered ethics and morality as a factor in determining the patentability of biotechnological inventions, then Malaysia, in having adopted similar provisions into the patent laws in the country, could also rely on the ethical position to do the same. In doing so, the Islamic position would be relied on to provide an ethical basis for such a determination. Kluwer Law International Torremans, Paul L.C. 2015 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/2/article_human_stem_cell_research_Majdah.pdf Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha and Zawawi, Majdah (2015) Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia. In: Intellectual Property Law And Human Rights. Information Law Series . Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, pp. 783-808. ISBN 978-90-411-5836-9 http://www.kluwerlaw.com
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description	This chapter analyses the patentability of biotechnological inventions particularly those resulting from human embryonic stem cell research. The chapter puts forward the position that since the UK and Europe have considered ethics and morality as a factor in determining the patentability of biotechnological inventions, then Malaysia, in having adopted similar provisions into the patent laws in the country, could also rely on the ethical position to do the same. In doing so, the Islamic position would be relied on to provide an ethical basis for such a determination.
author2	Torremans, Paul L.C.
author_facet	Torremans, Paul L.C. Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Zawawi, Majdah
format	Book Chapter
author	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Zawawi, Majdah
author_sort	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
title	Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia
title_short	Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia
title_full	Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia
title_sort	human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in malaysia
publisher	Kluwer Law International
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46653/2/article_human_stem_cell_research_Majdah.pdf
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Human stem cell research: ethical and religious concerns over patenting biotechnological inventions in Malaysia

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