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Intellectual Property Organizations World Intellectual Property Organization United Nations Economic and Social Development United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity - (The Convention on Biological Diversity's objectives are "the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources." The Convention is thus the first global, comprehensive agreement to address all aspects of biological diversity: genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. It recognizes - for the first time - that the conservation of biological diversity is "a common concern of humankind" and an integral part of the development process.) See Current Issues: Indigenous Peoples Copyright Office of the United States Congress United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Court of Appeals For the Federal Circuit Bioethics and Other Subject Literature Futures Research Quarterly - Order: https://www.wfs.org/frqbkissol.htm Subscribe: https://www.wfs.org/frqorder.htm The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said effective Jan. 1, Medicare will pay less for some drugs and medical devices, while increasing its outpatient care budget by 5.6% to $18.7 billion. The Detroit News/Bloomberg (11/1) The new procedure, still in its early testing stages, involves injecting a virus containing the gene responsible for producing erythropoietin into patients. Rather than receiving injections of EPO several times a week, patients would take a single pill once or twice a month to keep the gene actively producing EPO. Researchers caution that clinical trials are still several years away. The New York Times (free registration) (11/1) In a unique move, the FDA is taking public comments on a proposal by researchers who recommended additional studies on the vaccine. At issue are ethical implications about testing on healthy children with a vaccine of a non-circulating disease, and all the safeguards that would have to go with the trials. The Miami Herald/Associated Press (10/31) A new report from BioSeeker Group on three classes of therapeutic approaches as they represent different therapeutic strategies, but also as they target different time spans in the HCV market: immunomodulating substances, protease inhibitors, and vaccines. SureBeam, the largest irradiation company in the U.S., is still waiting to see equipment sales increase. If the FDA approves the use of irradiation on precooked and processed foods, SureBeam could see an increase in business. Los Angeles Times (free registration) (11/1) Eleven people have joined about 700 others in a lawsuit against the drugmaker, claiming that it knew about the potentially harmful effects of phenylpropanolamine. Each of the 11, four of whom were under 40, suffered strokes after taking an Alka-Seltzer product containing PPA. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)/Associated Press (11/1) "How to Measure Progress Towards Sustainability—The Sustainability Development Index" in Futures Research Quarterly (Summer 2002). Order: https://www.wfs.org/frqbkissol.htm Subscribe: https://www.wfs.org/frqorder.htm American Journal of Ethics and Medicine American Journal of Law & Medicine APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine Biomedical Ethics: Newsletter of the European Network for Biomedical Ethics Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Canadian Medical Association Journal Center for Biotechnology Policy and Ethics Newsletter (Texas A&M) DePaul Online Journal of Ethics European Network for Biomedical Ethics Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine International Society of Environmental Ethics Newsletter Journal of the American Medical Association The Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal New England Journal of Medicine Newsletter of the European Network for Biomedical Ethics Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) Trade Associations, Biotechnology Companies and Institutes American Intellectual Property Law Association International Trademark Association Intellectual Property Owners Association The League for Programming Freedom National Human Genome Research Institute Biotechnology Industry Organization Access Excellence - bioethics (Genentech) Association for Clinical Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry (ACRPI) Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) American Society of Law and Medicine Annenberg/American Corporation for Public Broadcasting medical ethics site Association for the Study of Food and Society and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society Biosis - Science Museum, London/Also Nuffield Council on Bioethics UK National Centre for Biotechnology Education Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University Center for Biotechnology Policy and Ethics (Texas A&M) Coalition for Genetic Fairness Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care, Buffalo, NY To Columbia University HealthWise server Council for Responsible Genetics Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Science Project, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Eubios Bioethics and Biotechnology News European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology The French National Consultative Committee on Ethics Centre for Research Ethics, Gothenburg, Sweden Environmental Ethics and University of North Texas links GeneLetter (Shriver Center, Mass.) ICH Homepage (includes Good Clinical Practice Guide) Genetics and Public Issues (National Center for Genome Resources, Sante Fe, New Mexico) Indigenous Peoples Coalition Against Biopiracy Institute on Independent Living International Society for Environmental Ethics Irish Biotechnology Information Centre Institute for Jewish Medical Ethics, San Francisco The Institute for Global Ethics International Association of Bioethics Iowa State University Bioethics Program MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago Michigan State University Interdisciplinary Program on Health and the Humanities Monash Centre for Human Bioethics Multi-centre Research Ethics Committee (MREC) Homepage Nottingham University's bioethics site Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Bioethics Center (has news) University of Pittsburgh School of Law Center for Medical Ethics Provincial Health Ethics Network (Alberta) Internet Resource Site for Religious and Moral Studies, Lancaster, UK Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Center for Medical Ethics The Church of Scotland Society, Religion and Technology Project Southern Cross Bioethics Institute, Australia University of Chicago list of bioethics resources on the web University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tuebingen University of Montreal - HUMGEN - Genetics and Society Project. The University of Pennsylvania's list of relevant journals Medical College of Wisconsin Bioethics Online Service Xenografting and Animal Rights Government Organizations Dealing with Bioethics and Biotechnology U.S. DOE Protecting Human Subjects Program home page Genetic testing regulations OECD homepage National Center for Biotechnology Information U.S. National Bioethics Advisory Commission U.S. National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Kennedy Institute of Ethics Food And Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition UK Human Genetics Advisory Commission UNESCO International Bioethics Committee ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) new Biosafety Web Pages FDA information sheets for Institutional Review Boards and Clinical Investigators Fundamental Documents and Cases in Bioethics and Intellectual Property Law United States Patent Act (28 U.S.C. §§1295, 1338) Final Guidelines for Determining Utility of Gene-Related Inventions Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property March 20, 1883 (international agreement for Nationals of any country of the Union to enjoy in all the other countries of the Union the advantages that their respective laws now grant, or may hereafter grant, to nationals). 1998 Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (98/44/EC) Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, dated Sept. 27, 1968, 1998 (the Brussels Convention) (Purpose of Convention is to establish process for determining proper court for litigation involving nationals from several States) Community Patent Convention, dated Dec. 15, 1975 and amended (Establishing a common system of law for patents for invention is common to the Contracting States and European patents granted for the Contracting States shall be called Community patents) European Patent Convention, dated Oct. 5, 1973, effective 1978 (A system of law, common to the Contracting States for the grant of patents for invention is established. Patents granted by virtue of the Convention shall be called European patents. The European patent shall, in each of the Contracting States for which it is granted, have the effect of and be subject to the same conditions as a national patent granted by that State) Patent Cooperation Treaty, effective 1978, Done at Washington on June 19, 1970, amended on September 28, 1979, and modified on February 3, 1984 (The States party to the Treaty constitute a Union for cooperation in the filing, searching, and examination, of applications for the protection of inventions, and for rendering special technical services. The Union shall be known as the International Patent Cooperation Union) Draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments, (a defendant may be sued in the courts of the State where that defendant is habitually resident) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Article 27 (TRIPS) European Patent Litigation Protocol Concerning European Patents (EPLP), initiated June 1999 Council of Europe Treaties on Bioethics President Clinton's apology to the Participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment List of Available files to the U S President's Advisory Committee on Human RadiationExperiments Citizens' Rights and the New Technologies - A Europea Challenge Group of Advisors to the European Commission on the Ethical Implications of Biotechnology (1997) United Nation Convention On Biological Diversity. The Convention on Biological Diversity's objectives are "the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources." The Convention is thus the first global, comprehensive agreement to address all aspects of biological diversity: genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. It recognizes - for the first time - that the conservation of biological diversity is "a common concern of humankind" and an integral part of the development process. To achieve its objectives, the Convention - in accordance with the spirit of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development - promotes a renewed partnership among countries. Its provisions on scientific and technical cooperation, access to genetic resources, and the transfer of environmentally sound technologies form the foundations of this partnership. S.2015 Stem Cell Research Act of 2000 (Introduced in the Senate) Part of the federal government's efforts to amend a 1995 congressional ban on embryo research, which specifies that federal taxpayer money cannot be spent on biomedical research involving embryos outside the womb. Last December, the National Institutes of Health issued preliminary guidelines that would allow government-funded researchers to use stem cells from already destroyed embryos. If passed, S 2015 would allow researchers to use and destroy embryos under specific circumstances. Patent for the "Harvard Mouse", a genetically engineered mouse which is highly prone to breast cancer. U. S. Pat. No. 4,736,866 (Apr. 12, 1988) First animal patent in the United States. Bloodsaw v. Lawrence Berkeley Labs, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Feb . 3, 1998 questions whether a clerical or administrative worker who undergoes a general employee health examination may, without his knowledge, be tested for highly private and sensitive medical and genetic information such as syphilis, sickle cell trait, and pregnancy. Centers for Disease Control. What percentage of clinical pregnancies result in a live birth or multiple births? NIH finalized its guidelines governing the disclosure of information pertaining to gene therapy trials that are supported by NIH funds or performed at institutions receiving NIH funds for gene therapy work. The topic was discussed in the first issue of Biotech Briefing. FDA has a rulemaking pending on disclosure of information in "investigational new drug applications" pertaining to gene therapy and xenotransplantation. Industry argues the information is confidential and trade secret. The rulemaking has been pending for over a year. The world's first cloned kitten, named "Cc" Definitions for biotech terms. Intellectual Property: Navigating Through Commercial Waters, version 1.1 (new and improved guide for solutions to negotiating intellectual property issues.) Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights United States Patent and Trademark Office Final Computer-Related Patent Examination Guidelines Final Guidelines for Determining Utility of Gene-Related Inventions Copyrights and Patents of Indigenous Cultures' Artifacts and Native Knowledge The Code of Federal Regulations Complete Listing of All Trademark Fees Biiological Agents and Disease Control The Center for Disease Control has a section on infectious diseases with detailed information, including maps, images and fact sheets. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons offers more information on nerve agents. Selected Cancer Issues and Organizations Judi Hirshfield-Bartek from the National Breast Cancer Coalition urged the caucus to implement privacy protections for those wishing to participate in clinical trials. She said that without this protection, many people, such as those at high risk for developing breast cancer, do not participate in medical trials or have genetic testing done because they fear disclosure of confidential results to employers and/or health insurers. |
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