1st Edition
Patent Law and Women Tackling Gender Bias in Knowledge Governance
By Jessica Lai
Copyright 2022
210 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
210 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
210 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
This book analyses the gendered nature of patent law and the knowledge governance system it supports.
The vast majority of patented inventions are attributed to male inventors. While this has resulted in arguments that there are not enough women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, this book maintains that the issue lies with the very nature of patent law and how it... Read more
Introduction
1 Gendered Patenting
2 The Organising Force of Gender
3 Feeding the Cyborg
4 The Consequences of Gendered Patent Law and Patenting
5 Deconstructing the Lore
6 Of Monsters and Men
7 Reconstructing the Law
8 Conclusion
Biography
Jessica C. Lai is Associate Professor of Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
