Technical Standards and Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics Law: Legal Issues for Computational Biology in the Post-Genome Era (Jorge L. Contreras & Jamie Cuticchia, eds., Chicago: ABA Publishing, 2013)

American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2014-10

25 Pages Posted: 22 Aug 2013 Last revised: 7 Mar 2014

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Jorge L. Contreras

University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law

Date Written: April 10, 2013

Abstract

This chapter addresses legal issues affecting data structures and data exchange standards for bioinformatics research and applications. Issues covered include antitrust considerations for standards developers, copyright in standards documents and patents that may be obtained on standardized technologies. A template policy for bioinformatics standards developers is included in the Appendix.

Keywords: bioinformatics, standards, patent, copyright, FRAND

Suggested Citation

Contreras, Jorge L., Technical Standards and Bioinformatics (April 10, 2013). Bioinformatics Law: Legal Issues for Computational Biology in the Post-Genome Era (Jorge L. Contreras & Jamie Cuticchia, eds., Chicago: ABA Publishing, 2013), American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2014-10, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2313788

Jorge L. Contreras (Contact Author)

University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law ( email )

383 S. University Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730
United States

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