aspects of UK patent law and asks whether some of the activities it rewards deserve the protection they get. The argument is … that patent law should more precisely match and reward the advance the inventor discloses; that patents should not be … the patent holder and the public fairly expect to be included with the patent’s claims should be caught; and that patents …

software firms still do not patent, most software patents are obtained by a few large firms in the software industry or in …

creation of lesser estates or restrictive covenants for real property. In sum, early American courts incorporated into patent … concepts of "assignments" and "licenses." Given widespread confusion today concerning patent conveyance doctrines, this chapter … economic parlance), but patent theorists today can draw at least two important lessons from it. First, it reveals how …

Southern District of New York to deny patent protection for isolated human genes and associated diagnostic methods. The case … US patent practice to grant patents for human genes as a matter of routine. Although the Myriad decision has been … patent system, the paper analyses a series of measures to meet the alleged problematic impact of patents in the area of human …

genetic engineering. The question facing researchers, patent practitioners, patent authorities, courts and legislators is … whether or not, and if yes, to which extent, protection for this technology can be accommodated under patent law. The present … paper first offers some background information on patent law in general and on patent law and case law concerning …

In their animated book 'The Patent Crisis and How the Courts can Solve It', Dan Burk and Mark Lemley give an account of … industry specific differences in the patent system from both a legal and economic perspective. The present article attempts to … that current European patent law holds substantial potential for technology-specific application. Even though the European …

exponential growth of patents claiming human DNA sequences might result in patent thickets, royalty stacking and, ultimately, a … inventions accessible for further use in research, diagnosis or treatment. The models include patent pools, clearing house … problems in the current gene patent landscape. • Descriptions of major models currently used to deal with patent thickets …

future of plant breeding in the light of developments around plant breeder’s rights and patent rights. The following … intellectual property in this? Who are the main patent holders in plant breeding? What are the socio-economic consequences of these … agriculture, which led to the introduction of patent rights in the breeding sector. This system of intellectual property rights …

The present report is based on an independent, policy-oriented investigation of the current European patent system. The … central premise of the report is that the patent system has so far been a positive factor in promoting innovation and the …. In acknowledging the importance of the patent system in relation to many aspects of society, it is also essential to …

Biotechnnology Directive in Belgian patent law. Whereas the first bill was hotly debated in parliament [see G. Van Overwalle, ‘Of …