The Patent Wars poster

The Patent Wars poster

The Patent Wars

Knowledge is a resource - just like petroleum

2014 1h 20mMovie

Documentary

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