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Title Biopatent Law : European Patent Law vs. US Patent Law / Ulrich Storz [and others]
Published Heidelberg : Springer, 2014
Table of Contents
 Patentability Requirements of Biotech Patents / Ulrich Storz1
1.Introduction1
2.Foreplay: Requirements Specific to Either the EPC or USC 352
2.1.Industrial Application (Art. 57 EPC) and Exclusion of Methods of Treatment and Diagnosis (Art. 53 (c) EPC)2
2.2.Sufficiency of Disclosure (Art. 83 EPC)4
2.3.Enablement and Written Description Requirement (USC 35; [§] 112)6
2.4.Best Mode (USC 35; [§] 112)8
3.Novelty and Inventive Step/Non-Obviousness: The Moving Target9
3.1.Novelty9
3.2.Inventive Step/Non-Obviousness11
 References21
 Law Enforcement of Biotech Patents / Martin Quodbach23
1.Introduction23
2.Identifying the Infringing Object, Documentation of Evidence Against the Background of the Burden of Proof of the Patent Owner25
2.1.Preparing the Technical Facts of the Case (If the Claimant has Access to the Infringing Article)25
2.2.Gaining First Access to the Infringing Article26
3.Determination of the Scope of Protection of a Patent Claim, Evaluation of Patent Features27
3.1.General Rules of Patent Claim Interpretation27
3.2.Literal Scope of Protection of a Patent Claim and the Doctrine of Equivalents29
3.3.Restrictions of Disclosed Industrial Applications of Biosequences30
3.4.The Monsanto Versus Cefetra/Toepfer Case31
4.Determination of Jurisdiction/the Competent Court32
5.Choosing the Adequate Litigation Procedure33
5.1.Preliminary Injunctions Versus "Normal" Proceedings33
5.2.Border Seizure35
6.Procedural Problems Regarding Biotechnological Cases35
6.1.Staying of Infringement Proceedings on Grounds of Opposition Proceedings/Nullity Actions Against the Patent35
6.2.Dependency on Expert Opinions36
6.3."Italian Torpedo"36
7.Legal Consequences of Infringing Biotechnological Patents37
7.1.Standards Set by the IPR Enforcement Directive37
7.2.Damages and National Case Law on Tort38
8.Conclusion39
 Particular Aspects of US Patent Law in Biotechnologies / Matthew Parker41
1.Priority42
1.1.United States42
1.2.Europe44
1.3.The America Invents Act44
2.Novelty45
2.1.United States45
2.2.Europe48
2.3.The America Invents Act49
3.Written Description50
3.1.United States50
3.2.Europe51
3.3.The America Invents Act52
4.Information Disclosure Statements52
4.1.United States52
4.2.Europe54
5.Obviousness55
5.1.United States: Non-Obviousness55
5.2.Europe: Inventive Step57
6.Best Mode59
6.1.United States59
6.2.Europe: No Requirement59
7.Enablement60
7.1.United States60
7.2.Europe61
8.Patent-Eligible Subject Matter62
8.1.United States62
8.2.Europe64
 About the Authors67

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 69 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series SpringerBriefs in biotech patents, 2192-9904
SpringerBriefs in biotech patents. 2192-9904
Contents Patentability requirements of biotech patents / Ulrich Storz -- Law enforcement of biotech patents / Martin Quodbach -- Particular aspects of US patent law in biotechnologies / Scott D. Marty, Derek E. Constantine and Matthew Parker -- About the authors
Summary This book presents timely reports on intellectual properties (IP) issues and patent aspects in the field of biotechnology, focusing on particular aspects of the US patent law, which can have tremendous differences compared to the European law. It includes questions of biopatent prosecution, novelty, inventive step, written disclosure and sufficiency of enablement as well as questions of law enforcement of biotech patents
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Biotechnology -- Patents.
Biotechnology -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Biotechnology -- Law and legislation -- United States
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology -- Law and legislation
European Union countries
United States
Genre/Form patents.
Patents
Patents.
Brevets d'invention.
Form Electronic book
Author Storz, Ulrich, 1969- author.
ISBN 9783642412936
3642412939