This article examines a series of controversies within the life sciences over data sharing. Part 1 focuses upon the agricultural biotechnology firm Syngenta publishing data on the rice genome in the journal Science, and considers proposals to reform scientific publishing and funding to encourage...

The draft negotiating text on long-term co-operative action under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/8; the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 HR 2410 (United States); the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 HR 2454...

The conclusion considers whether various forms of intellectual property help or hinder the realization of the seventeen SDGs as a composite – and individually. The conclusion asks how the framing of the question of IPRs and SDGs may implicitly reinforce power relations through institutional...

This chapter explores the relationship between intellectual property and sustainable development in the context of the public health efforts to address the global tobacco epidemic. It provides an account of the role of Gro Harlem Brundtland in both shaping the discourse of sustainable...

This chapter considers the role of open innovation makerspaces in the construction of prosthetics in light of the broader ambition of promoting sustainable development – particularly in respect of health-care. In terms of its methodology, this project has relied upon qualitative interviews...

This collection considers the future of climate innovation after the Paris Agreement. It analyses the debate over intellectual property and climate change in a range of forums – including the climate talks, the World Trade Organization, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well...

This chapter considers Elon Musk and his company Tesla, and evaluates their statements in respect of intellectual property, open innovation, and climate change. It is worth situating the story in the context of the growing literature on intellectual property and clean technologies. This paper...

As well as outlining the structure and organisation of the collection, this introduction seeks to contextualise the debate over intellectual property and climate change. As a foundation to the collection, it provides an overview of the negotiation, agreement, and implementation of the Paris...