Exclusions from Patentability: How Far Has the European Patent Office Eroded Boundaries?

Sigrid Sterckx (Universiteit Gent, Belgium),Julian Cockbain

Exclusions from Patentability: How Far Has the European Patent Office Eroded Boundaries?
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
9 July 2015
Pages
376
ISBN
9781107542624

Exclusions from Patentability: How Far Has the European Patent Office Eroded Boundaries?

Sigrid Sterckx (Universiteit Gent, Belgium),Julian Cockbain

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.

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