PROJECTS
SPF Program Agenda(2003)


Bioethical Issues of Intellectual Property Rights



13,000,000 yen［Grant Project］
Intellectual Property Unit of Cambridge University Law Faculty(UK)


In its final year, the project will continue its research, and organize a meeting of approximately 30 experts in Tokyo and Cambridge in order to review the research results.

  1. Continuation of Research
    Research/analysis will be conducted on the following points.
    1. The diverse positions and reactions of different parties concerned regarding the ethics of biotechnology: Religious organizations (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism etc.), environmental protection organizations, social welfare organizations, industrial organizations.
    2. The possibility of "commercialization of life," as a result of granting patents to bio-related inventions
    3. Measures that can be taken within the framework of the current patent system
      - Research on the possibility of responding to (logical) issues and challenges within the framework of the current patent system

  2. Meeting of experts
    A meeting of experts will be held to review the research results. The results will be organized and made available as a written report and on the Internet.
    1. The first experts' meeting will be held in August in Tokyo
    2. The second expert's meeting will be held in February in Cambridge


(Final year of a 2-year project)