Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-320) and index.

The definition of biobanks : finding the focal points -- Evolving governance and structural frameworks for biobanks : regulation, guidelines and policy -- Uncertain legal status for use of biological materials in pre-patent research -- Regulating human genetic databases in Europe -- Copyrights within genetic database and biobanks -- Protection of 'genetic data' : trade secrets law and public research -- Contractual agreements and IP policies of biobanks -- Consequences of involving IPR within biobanks -- End of biobanks and the role of IPR : from resources in common to utilization for common.

Governing Intellectual Property Rights Within Publicly Funded Biobanks' addresses the implications that intellectual property rights (IPRs) have in the context of biobanks and how they need to be addressed in the governance of biobank-based research. The boom in biobanks and health databases as research infrastructures have evoked various legal and ethical debates. Since then numerous new developments have emerged such as digitalization, big-data research, and artificial intelligence that have important implications for biobank-based research and collaborations. This paradigm offers new legal challenges for commercial involvement, particularly within a publicly funded setting. In this innovative book, the author shows that securing maximum social benefit out of the knowledge emanating from the use of biobank resources lies in managing IP inputs and outputs effectively in keeping with the values that are core to such research.