The Patent Wars

Germany

• 2014-10-04
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  Documentary
• ▪ 1h-20m

Knowledge is a resource - just like petroleum

Overview

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.

• Rasmus SieversCinematography

  Katrin SpringerProducer

  Hannah Leonie PrinzlerEditor

  Volker UllrichProducer

  Hannah Leonie PrinzlerWriter

  Hannah Leonie PrinzlerDirector