Intellectual property (IP) refers to exclusive legal rights granted to individuals, groups, or entities for “creations of the mind.”

In the biosciences, discussions concerning IP encompass the regulation of drugs and biologics research, production, and distribution; access to personal and familial genetic and neuroscience information; and the implications of the patenting system on research innovation, access to medicines, and distributive justice.

Participating Faculty

• Subhashini Chandrasekharan, PhD (Global Health Institute, Center for Public Genomics)
• Seymour Harold Mauskopf, PhD (History)
• Arti Rai, JD (Law)
• Jerome Reichman, JD (Law)

Representative Courses

• Access to Medicines: Intellectual Property and Global Public Health (Law)
• Innovation in the Life Sciences Industries (Law)
• Patent Law and Policy (Law)