Legal Regulation of Plant Genome Editing with the CRISPR/Cas9 Technology as an Example
- Authors: Medvedieva M.O.1, Blume Y.B.2
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Affiliations:
- Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics
- Issue: Vol 52, No 3 (2018)
- Pages: 204-212
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0095-4527/article/view/173905
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0095452718030106
- ID: 173905
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Abstract
The product-oriented and the process-oriented legal approaches to the regulation of genome editing technologies, CRISPR/Cas9 in particular, are considered. The relevant legislation of the United States and the European Union and some international treaties are analyzed. The issue of genome editing that is within the scope of GMO legislation and general legislation on risk assessment and regulation is addressed. The issue of patenting of gene editing technologies in the legislation of the United States and the European Union and under international law is considered. “Patent wars” between research teams that developed the CRISPR/Cas9 technology are described. The possibilities of obtaining patent protection for plants produced by genome editing are considered.
About the authors
M. O. Medvedieva
Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Author for correspondence.
Email: medvedieva.maryna@gmail.com
Ukraine, Kyiv
Ya. B. Blume
Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics
Email: medvedieva.maryna@gmail.com
Ukraine, Kyiv