CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS EXCLUSIONS FROM PATENTABILITY 2012 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

TITLE: EXCLUSIONS FROM PATENTABILITY: HOW FAR HAS THE

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE ERODED BOUNDARIES

PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

LINK: http://is.gd/IshCHn RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL

FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.03.20

ISBN: 9781107006942 STORE DATE: 2012

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AUTHOR: SIGRID STERCKX, JULIAN COCKBAIN



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Exclusions from Patentability reviews the history of the adoption

of exclusions from patentability under the European Patent

Convention since its first conception in 1949 through to its most

recent revision. The analysis shows how other intellectual

property treaties, such as UPOV, the Strasbourg Patent

Convention, PCT, the EU Biotech Directive and TRIPS have affected

the framing of the exclusions. Particular attention is given to

those exclusions considered the most contentious (computer

programmes, discoveries, medical treatments, life forms and

agriculture) and those decisions which have been most influential

in shaping the approaches by which the exclusions have been

interpreted. The 'morality' exclusion and the interpretation of

the exclusions are discussed critically and suggestions for

coherent interpretation are made