Bio-patents. The enclosure of the living

Abstract

Bio-patents contribute to the privatization of the living and their exclusion from the commons, and thus reproduce and update colonial mechanisms in the governance of natural resources. Two current alternatives to the biopatentes systems are analized: the logic of open and free access to resources and the concept of environment as common heritage of mankind.

Keywords

• biopatentes
• propiedad intelectual
• Pachamama
• acceso abierto
• ingeniería genética
• biotecnología
• procomún
• medio ambiente
• biopiratería