Software patenting in the United States has been a relevant and well regulated phenomenon since the 1980s. On the contrary, the European Union lagged behind for a long time. This work gives an account of the above mentioned topic. The fact that European Patent Convention expressively prohibits...

On 18 December 2014, in International Stem Cell Corporation v. Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (C-364/13), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an important decision regarding the scope of the exclusion from patentability on morality-related grounds...

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the constitutional foundations of, and limitations to, enhanced cooperation (see Article 20 TEU and Articles 326 to 334 TFEU) by taking the negative example of the European patent with unitary effect - the unitary patent. Enhanced cooperation...

The paper offers a first systematic analysis of the 76 decisions and opinions of the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal and Board of Appeals making explicit reference to the interpretation criteria of the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties (VCLT). It explores whether the...

Within the scope of its initiative on “Compulsory Licensing in the EU”, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on 1 April 2022 and a public consultation on 7 July 2022 with the aim of gathering views from stakeholders. The objective of this initiative is to explore the...