After an extensive period of public controversy, the Danish parliament legalised stem cell research on ‘spare’ embryos in 2003. This paper argues that this legalisation was dependent on a perception of acceptability among the public and explores how public debate can serve a ‘performatory...

The present chapter explores the implementation of the EU Trade Secret Directive (TS Dir) into the respective national legal orders in Portugal and Spain.In Portugal, implementation of the TS Dir. was part of a broader intellectual property (IP) legislative reform package. This reform entailed...

This chapter will analyse the EU Trade Secret Directive from a technological informed legal perspective. It will investigate the possibilities and scope of protection that it offers for knowledge based activities and business models. The chapter opens by restating the basic yet important fact...

This article explores how to apply patentability rules to human enhancement, particularly focusing on Article 53(c) of the European Patent Convention (EPC).The global size and value of the cosmetic and wellness market and industry allow for the prediction of considerable market potential for...

n this paper, we will present some of our findings from a study conducted on legislative measures related to the online infringement of intellectual property rights commissioned by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on legislative measures related to online intellectual...

The present article is the conclusion of a review of economic justifications for patent rights conducted with the objective of determining whether such arguments are capable, per se, of sustaining the existence of a different patentability regime for inventions relating to methods for treatment...