Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics and the Law

Edited by Jorge L. Contreras, Presidential Scholar and Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, the late A. James Cuticchia, formerly Adjunct Faculty, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), Founder and Member, AJC Legal Services and Gregory J. Kirsch, Partner - Head of IP Department, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Adjunct Professor of Patent/IP Law, Emory University School of Law and Washington University School of Law, US

Contents:

Preface xvi

Introduction to Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics and the Law xxii
1 Overview of bioinformatics and medical informatics technology for non-specialists 1
A. James Cuticchia
2 Medical Information Commons: conceptual, legal and ethical considerations for stakeholders 12
Janis Geary, Mary A. Majumder, Jill Oliver Robinson, Christi Guerrini and Robert Cook-Deegan
3 Software agreements for bioinformatics and medical informatics applications 31
Brett Lockwood
4 Open source and bioinformatics 44
Michele K. Herman, Jane Eckels, Joanne Montague, Jordan J. Bowler and Nicole Orlov
5 Software development 70
Heather J. Meeker
6 Software patents 80
Gregory J. Kirsch and Charley F. Brown
7 Bioinformatics at the Patent Office 120
Saurabh Vishnubhakat and Arti K. Rai
8 University research and licensing 133
Jeff Carter-Johnson, Jennifer Carter-Johnson and Jorge L. Contreras
9 Technical standards for bioinformatics and medical informatics 153
Jorge L. Contreras and Adrian Thorogood
10 Database protection 180
Jon M. Garon
11 US federal genomic data release and access policies 193
Jorge L. Contreras
12 Privacy and security challenges in bioinformatics 205
Lucy L. Thomson and Arthur E. Peabody, Jr.
13 Bioinformatics, medical informatics and the European General Data Protection Regulation 248
Christopher Jones
14 Informatics and public health surveillance 269
Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis

Index 297