Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case

In March 1995, the United States government issued a patent on a human cell line for an indigenous Hagahai man from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) were issued patent No. 5,397,696 by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the first time that an indig...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:775f578950d74ac98983d44d07020bc72021-12-02T13:03:24ZCell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case10.24135/pjr.v4i1.6221023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/775f578950d74ac98983d44d07020bc71997-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/622https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 In March 1995, the United States government issued a patent on a human cell line for an indigenous Hagahai man from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) were issued patent No. 5,397,696 by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the first time that an indigenous person's cells have been patented. Critics saw this is a 'new and dangerous' era in intellectual property rights while even defenders conceded there are serious dilemmas embracing ethics, the law and the media.   David RobieAsia Pacific NetworkarticlebiodiversityhealthHagahaiindigenousintellectual property rightsmedia ethicsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 4, Iss 1 (1997)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic biodiversity
health
Hagahai
indigenous
intellectual property rights
media ethics
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle biodiversity
health
Hagahai
indigenous
intellectual property rights
media ethics
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
David Robie
Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case
description In March 1995, the United States government issued a patent on a human cell line for an indigenous Hagahai man from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) were issued patent No. 5,397,696 by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the first time that an indigenous person's cells have been patented. Critics saw this is a 'new and dangerous' era in intellectual property rights while even defenders conceded there are serious dilemmas embracing ethics, the law and the media.  
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title Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case
title_short Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case
title_full Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case
title_fullStr Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case
title_full_unstemmed Cell lines and commodities: The Hagahai patent case
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