03479nam 2200709Ia 450 991082878250332120200520144314.01-139-88824-21-139-57936-31-139-57335-71-139-56898-11-139-04762-01-139-57079-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(Au-PeEL)EBL1025027(CaPaEBR)ebr10608446(CaONFJC)MIL395105(MiAaPQ)EBC1025027(PPN)261275879(EXLCZ)99255000000070780220120418d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExclusions from patentability how far has the European Patent Office eroded boundaries /Sigrid Sterckx and Julian Cockbain1st ed.Cambridge Cambridge University Press20121 online resource (xxix, 341 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge intellectual property and information lawTitle 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 legislation346.2404/86LAW050000bisacshSterckx Sigrid1693963Cockbain Julian1754307MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828782503321Exclusions from patentability4190568UNINA