five factors describe the phenomena largely responsible for the current mass extinction event, and patent law offers … valuable assistance in combating each one. Though it cannot offer a complete solution to the biodiversity crisis, the patent … system can offer powerful tools to help save biodiversity. On first inspection, patent law might appear an unlikely ally for …

and stimulating innovation in the biotechnology sector, some policy levers narrow down the patent potential for …In their animated book 'The Patent Crisis and How the Courts can Solve It', Dan Burk and Mark Lemley give an account of … industry specific differences in the patent system from both a legal and economic perspective. The present article attempts to …

, is their call for a more responsible behaviour of patent owners in the exercise of their patent rights. In light of the … the current patent system, there is a need to reconceptualize patent rights, all the more so in the life sciences area. A … patent can no longer be viewed as a title giving (almost) complete freedom to exclude others from use, but rather as a …

Substance of the Patent Law' of April 6, 2012 (see SSRN eLibrary), which comprises inter alia my constructive proposal to take … 'invention' for the 'vital functions' of the Patent Law. The mentioned proposal for use the RWP basis on my circa 25 years … periodic watch of developments of the leading patent systems. In order to explain and understand better RWP itself, legal …

a party to the Unified Patent System regardless of Brexit, the British government arguably shaped (il … the judicial protection of the forthcoming Unified Patent Court as much as of the European institutions (and market) as a … anticipate possible scenarios in the event of both domestic court and international arbitral claims lodged by patent investors …

between the propensity to jointly own a patent and proximity in the product market; b) joint patents are associated with less …

affect emerging market patent systems.The paper will conclude that the discussions about the current surge of emerging market … patent filings reveal a fundamental tension between two different patent discourses: a more conventional/legal narrative … employing patents as policy tools to stimulate innovation, and a more contemporary/economic approach looking at patents as …

primary substance of vital functions'. Thus I hold, that the 'water' for the Patent Law is the legal definition of the term … ‘invention' as the primary substance for “vital functions” of the Patent Law. The definitions are important enough in traditional … reality that unfortunately in majority Patent Laws (Acts) worldwide as well as in international agreements are lacking the …

The patent law regimes of the United States and Europe are ambiguous regarding whether or not the subject matter of … defining technology; and it confounds contemporary decision-making by patent offices on the patentability of inventions and by … physical in order to be technical. Despite such ambiguity, patent law throughout the world is arguably founded on the idea that …

the current European patent system, one of the most advanced, complex, and contested economic systems in Europe. The … conclusions elaborate on some normative implications regarding the weaknesses of the European patent system, and underline the …