Bioterrorism Countermeasure Development: Issues in Patents and Homeland Security

Schacht, Wendy H. ; Thomas, John R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    Biological weapons;    Patent law and legislation;    Counterterrorism;    Intellectual property;   

RP-ID  :  RL32917
RP-ID  :  RL32917 2006-01-17

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congressional interest in the development of bioterrorism countermeasures remains strong, even after passage of legislation establishing Project BioShield. In the 109th Congress, several bills have been introduced, including S. 3, the Protecting America in the War on Terror Act, S. 975, the Project Bioshield II Act, and S. 1873, the Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act, that would generate additional incentives for the creation of new technologies to counteract potential biological threats. These bills propose reforms to current policies and practices associated with intellectual property, particularly patents, and the marketing of pharmaceuticals and related products.