03394nam 22006612 450 991045266880332120151005020622.01-139-88824-21-139-57936-31-139-57335-71-139-56898-11-139-04762-01-139-57079-X1-139-57254-71-283-63859-21-139-56988-0(CKB)2550000000707802(EBL)1025027(OCoLC)812196813(SSID)ssj0000753491(PQKBManifestationID)11496599(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000753491(PQKBWorkID)10814129(PQKB)11020115(UkCbUP)CR9781139047623(MiAaPQ)EBC1025027(Au-PeEL)EBL1025027(CaPaEBR)ebr10608446(CaONFJC)MIL395105(EXLCZ)99255000000070780220110304d2012|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExclusions from patentability how far has the European Patent Office eroded boundaries? /Sigrid Sterckx and Julian Cockbain[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2012.1 online resource (xxix, 341 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge intellectual property and information law ;19Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-54262-6 1-107-00694-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. The historical development and current scope of the European Patent Convention -- 3. Computer programs -- 4. Discoveries -- 5. Methods of medical treatment and diagnosis -- 6. Essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals -- 7. Plant and animal varieties -- 8. Morality and 'ordre public' -- 9. Towards a coherent interpretation of the exclusions -- 10. Conclusion.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.Cambridge intellectual property and information law ;19.Patent laws and legislationEuropePatent laws and legislation346.2404/86Sterckx Sigrid1035214Cockbain JulianUkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910452668803321Exclusions from patentability2454793UNINA