Biotechnology and Software Patent Law : A Comparative Review of New Developments


Emanuela. Arezzo
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Medvirkende
Utgitt
Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2011.
Omfang
1 online resource (360 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART I General themes in patent law; 1. Tailoring patents to different industries; 2. Innovation in the new technological industries: looking for a consistent cooperative model; 3. The future of the requirement for an invention: inherent patentability as a pre- and post-patent determinant; 4. The experimental use of the patented invention: a free use or an infringing use?; 5. Patents and competition law: some features of the new interface; PART II Emerging themes in information technologies; 6. Are software patents something special?. - 7. Towards a new instrument of protection for software in the EU? Learning the lessons from the harmonization failure of software patentability8. Patent governance in the United States: lessons from Bilski v. Kappos; PART III Emerging themes in the biotech industries; 9. A decade after the birth of the biotech directive: was it worth the trouble?; 10. Gene patents under fire: weighing the costs and benefits; 11. Patentability of human stem cell or synthetic biology based inventions; 12. Moral limits to biotech patents in Europe: a quest for higher harmonization; Index. - The new millennium has carried several challenges for patent law. This up-to-date book provides readers with an important overview of the most critical issues patent law is still facing today at the beginning of the twenty first century, on both sides of the Atlantic. New technological sectors have emerged, each one with its own features with regard to innovation process and pace. From the most controversial cases in biotech to the most recent decisions in the field of software and business methods patent, patent law has tried to stretch its boundaries in a way to accommodate such new and cont
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9781849800402

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