claimed invention based on a combination or modification of a prior art reference. Sri Lanka, as a developing country, should … look at the development that has taken place in other jurisdictions and adapt the patent law to local conditions when … developing tests or guidelines in a manner that is compatible with the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade …

Few topics in the life sciences today provoke as much debate as the availability of patent protection on "genetic … that despite sometimes controversial licensing practices the patent system has broadly achieved what is intended. The …

specific therapy. This particular field brings along the gene related patent applications. In recent years, ethical sides …, policy considerations on patent applications in gene sequences, and gene related diagnostic and treatment methods led to many … debates among biotech/pharma companies, patent stakeholders, researchers, clinicians, and patients. Although the patent system …

Southern firms in global innovation networks. A complementary exercise uses global bilateral patent data to investigate the …