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Bioethics and the Patent Eligibility of Human Embryonic Stem Cells-Related Inventions in Europe
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- Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC Studies, Volume 22
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- 2014
Summary
Neu entstehende Technologien wie die Biotechnologie stellen eine Kontroverse und Herausforderung für das Patentrecht dar. Das Werk analysiert die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Rechtsprechung zur Zulässigkeit von Patenten im Rahmen der Stammzellen-Forschung in Europa.
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- 1/2014
- Copyright Year
- 2014
- ISBN-Print
- 978-3-8487-1471-1
- ISBN-Online
- 978-3-8452-5514-9
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- Nomos, Baden-Baden
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- Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC Studies
- Volume
- 22
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- English
- Pages
- 86
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- Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 10 Download chapter (PDF)
- IntroductionPages 11 - 12 Download chapter (PDF)
- Background to the SciencePages 13 - 16 Download chapter (PDF)
- Legal Provisions Applicable to the Patent Eligibility of hESC‑Related InventionsPages 17 - 20 Download chapter (PDF)
- Ethics and Stem Cell Related PatentsPages 21 - 34 Download chapter (PDF)
- The Panorama in EuropePages 35 - 46 Download chapter (PDF)
- EPO’s Web of PrecedentsPages 47 - 54 Download chapter (PDF)
- CJEU’s Brüstle JudgmentPages 55 - 71 Download chapter (PDF)
- ConclusionPages 72 - 74 Download chapter (PDF)
- AnnexPages 75 - 80 Download chapter (PDF)
- List of Works CitedPages 81 - 86 Download chapter (PDF)
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