| Exclusions from Patentability: How Far Has the European Patent Office Eroded Boundaries? Contributor(s): Sterckx, Sigrid (Author), Cockbain, Julian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107006945 ISBN-13: 9781107006942 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Intellectual Property - General - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
| Dewey: 346.240 |
| LCCN: 2012015929 |
| Series: Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 374 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cockbain, Julian: - Julian Cockbain is a European patent attorney and a British patent attorney with the British and European patent and trade mark attorney firm Dehns.Sterckx, Sigrid: - Sigrid Sterckx is a Professor of Ethics at Ghent University and at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. |