increasingly knowledge-based economy. Europe and the US alike have recently engaged in a series of reform efforts of their patent …The patent system has gained political attention in both Europe and the US as the core regulatory regime of an … greater attention to issues of innovation and competition. However, the complexity of the systems, the asymmetric distribution …

look at the development that has taken place in other jurisdictions and adapt the patent law to local conditions when …

are defined under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in the US. A draft bill, planned to reform the patent eligibility in the US, was … 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 …

, innovation and competition : is there any scope for aftermarkets? / A. Pezzoli & C. D'Amore -- Rethinking monopolies / C. Birss … FRAND royalties / G. Ghidini & G. Trabucco -- Unified Patent Court & antitrust / G. Muscolo -- Online platforms and … law / C. Osti -- Automatic injunction in patent cases and European (competition) law / W. Hoyng & A.-C. Hoyng -- SEP, NPE …