Biotechnology and the patent system : balancing innovation and property rights / Claude Barfield and John E. Calfee.

Washingon, D.C. : Published for the American Enterprise Institute [by] AEI Press, [2007], ©2007.

ix, 116 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-116).

Biotechnology and health -- The sources of biotechnology R&D -- Essential features of the biotechnology industry -- The role of intellectual property rights -- Challenges to the biotechnology property rights system -- The drive for legislative solutions -- Evaluation and recommendations.