The Patent Wars

2014

1 hr 20 min

English

Knowledge is a resource - just like petroleum

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Did you know that you can patent colours, numbers, plants and animals – and that 20% of your genes are patented and owned by private corporations? In a creative investigation, filmmaker Hannah Leonie Prinzler uncovers who profits from intellectual property, and who bears the economic and social consequences.

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Hannah Leonie Prinzler · Director, Writer

Katrin Springer · Producer

Volker Ullrich · Producer

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