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FRONT MATTER (R1-R10)

INTRODUCTION (1-5)

PATENTING RESEARCH TOOLS AND THE LAW (6-16)

ECONOMIC THEORIES ABOUT THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF PATENTS (17-27)

ACCESS TO DATA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE IN GENOME RESEARCH (28-39)

CASE STUDIES (40-56)

PERSPECTIVES FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS (57-70)

SUMMARY (71-74)

AGENDA OF THE FEBRUARY 1996 WORKSHOP (75-77)