<p dir="rtl">החקיקה הפיסקלית בישראל, ובמיוחד זו העוסקת במיסוי ההכנסה מהווה כידוע חקיקה סבוכה ביותר. מורכבות זו נובעת הן מן הנושא גופו, היוצר קשיים מושגיים ופרקטיים — כמו, למשל,...</p>

Empirical evidence on the interaction between regular patent and second tier patent systems in advanced economies is almost non-existent. This paper studies how the abolition of the Dutch short-term patent system in June 2008 was related with the patent filing activity at the Dutch patent...

The present paper examines the last, quintessential steps in the parcours towards the final implementation of the EU Biotechnnology Directive in Belgian patent law. Whereas the first bill was hotly debated in parliament [see G. Van Overwalle, ‘Of Green Mice with Red Ears’,...

The paper discusses the difficult genesis of the EU Biotechnology Directive and highlights how the Belgian legislator interpreted the Directive. Attention is also paid to other treaties and conventions which have influenced the patentability of biological inventions. The paper concludes that the...