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Author Sterckx, Sigrid, author

Title Exclusions from patentability : how far has the European Patent Office eroded boundaries / Sigrid Sterckx and Julian Cockbain
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series Cambridge intellectual property and information law
Cambridge intellectual property and information law.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The historical development and current scope of the European Patent Convention -- 3. Computer programs -- 4. Discoveries -- 5. Methods of medical treatment and diagnosis -- 6. Essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals -- 7. Plant and animal varieties -- 8. Morality and 'ordre public' -- 9. Towards a coherent interpretation of the exclusions -- 10. Conclusion
Summary "Exclusions from Patentability reviews the history of the adoption of exclusions from patentability under the European Patent Convention since its first conception in 1949 through to its most recent revision. The analysis shows how other intellectual property treaties, such as UPOV, the Strasbourg Patent Convention, PCT, the EU Biotech Directive and TRIPS have affected the framing of the exclusions. Particular attention is given to those exclusions considered the most contentious (computer programmes, discoveries, medical treatments, life forms and agriculture) and those decisions which have been most influential in shaping the approaches by which the exclusions have been interpreted. The 'morality' exclusion and the interpretation of the exclusions are discussed critically and suggestions for coherent interpretation are made"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject European Patent Office.
SUBJECT European Patent Office fast
Europäisches Patentamt gnd
European Patent Convention (1973 October 5) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83069247
European Patent Convention (1973 October 5) fast
Europäisches Patentübereinkommen 1973 Oktober 5 gnd
Subject Patent laws and legislation -- Europe
LAW -- Intellectual Property -- General.
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Patent laws and legislation
Patenterteilung
Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Cockbain, Julian
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