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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437854903321

Autore

Hubel Andreas

Titolo

Limits of Patentability : plant sciences, stem cells and nucleic acids / / Andreas Hubel, Ulrich Storz, Aloys Huttermann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Heidelberg, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-69765-3

3-642-32841-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (53 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in biotech patents, , 2192-9904

Altri autori (Persone)

StorzUlrich

HuttermannAloys

Disciplina

346.0486

Soggetti

Biotechnology

Biotechnology - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Andreas Hübel: The Boundaries of Limits - Plant Biosciences -- Ulrich Storz: The Limits of Patentability - Stem Cells -- Aloys Hüttermann: The LImits of Patentability - Genes and Nucleic Acids -- About the Authors.

Sommario/riassunto

SpringerBriefs in Biotech Patents presents timely reports on intellectual properties (IP) issues and patent aspects in the field of biotechnology. In this volume the limits of patentability are addressed, a question that is often raised when it comes to biotechnological inventions: The first section addresses current issues in the patentability of plants produced by essentially biological processes including the controversy between farmer’s privilege and patent exhaustion with respect to seeds in the US. The second section examines the patentability of human embryonic stem cells in Europe and the US, also considering alternative technologies with respect to their practicability and patentability. The third section focuses on the patentability of genes and nucleic acids, especially the issue of patenting of encoding genes and nucleic acids.