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Breeding Business. The Future of Plant Breeding in the Light of Developments in Patent Rights and Plant Breeder’s Rights

Louwaars, Niels; Dons, Hans; Van Overwalle, Geertrui; … - 2013

Upon request of the Netherlands Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality a study has been conducted into the … position in vegetable crops, ornamental crops, and potatoes. The Netherlands plays a leading role in fundamental, strategic and … applied research in plant genetics and plant breeding. The strong knowledge sector in The Netherlands is important for the …

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Biotechnology and Patents : Global Standards, European Approaches and National Accents

Van Overwalle, Geertrui - 2014

Intellectual property rights have, from their inception, been shaped by international treaties. National legislators have had to look at the international scene to gain some insight into the prevailing intellectual property standards. This trend was less prominent in the field of patent law and...

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Patent Law in Crisis? Functions and Limits of the Patent System in a Globalised World

Van Overwalle, Geertrui - 2014

Setting up a new business may be really tough. Let's assume you want to produce and market DVD-players. You can not ignore the fact that the DVD technology is protected with patents. More than 850 patents owned by some 10 patent holders around the world, such as Philips, Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi,...

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Analysing DNA Patents in Relation with Diagnostic Genetic Testing

Van Overwalle, Geertrui - 2015

In the ongoing debate concerning DNA patents, there is a need for empirical data. We aim at treating this data set for DNA patents related to diagnostic genetic testing. To this end we developed two tools to facilitate this process. First, we set up a search strategy to find the relevant...

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3D Printing and Patent Law : A Disruptive Technology Disrupting Patent Law?

Van Overwalle, Geertrui - 2017

Concerns have been raised that the upsurge of 3D printing technology would disrupt the patent system. The central question the present paper aims to address is whether and to what extent the emergence of 3D printing technology indeed urges us to rethink patent law. The paper splits up this...

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Gene Patents and Public Health : Setting the Scene

Van Overwalle, Geertrui - 2012

Over the past years we have witnessed patents related to in vitro diagnostic methods, as well as patents on human genes. Although patents on diagnostics and patents on human genes are not novel, patents on genes for diagnostics are a rather unseen combination. The grant by the European Patent...

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Gene Patents : A Different Approach

Jacobs, Philippe - 2012

Patents should no longer be granted for DNA, but only for new medicinal products, new vaccines and genetic tests which are developed on the basis of DNA. Only in this way, patent law can gain general acceptance in civil and academic society, without losing sight of the interests of the biotech...

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The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and Patent Law

Van Overwalle, Geertrui - 2010

The paper critically analyses the various TRIPS provisions relevant to patent law. Topics covered include the relationship between the TRIPs agreement and other intellectual property treaties, patentable subject matter, patentability requirements, scope of protection, transfer and (voluntary and...

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Selected Quantitative Studies of Patents in Standards

Bekkers, Rudi; Baron, Justus; Martinelli, Arianna; … - 2014

After an introduction into the principle data and methodology, this study starts by providing a quantitative overview of the general features of standard essential patents (also called SEPs). It considers the occurrence of essential patents, how their existence has developed over time, and how...

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Patent Law, HIPPO, and the Biodiversity Crisis

Torrance, Andrew W. - 2014

Planet earth is host to a dazzling variety of living organisms. This diversity of life, or – biodiversity, is vital to the survival and prosperity of humanity, supplying such vital amenities as food, clothing, shelter, natural biochemicals useful in medicine, industry, and agriculture, and...

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