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Bioethics and the Patent Eligibility of Human Embryonic Stem Cells-Related Inventions in Europe

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 2014

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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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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-1471-1
ISBN-Online
978-3-8452-5514-9
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC Studies
Volume
22
Language
English
Pages
86
Product type
Book Titles

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  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 - 10 Download chapter (PDF)
  2. Introduction 11 - 12 Download chapter (PDF)
  3. Background to the Science 13 - 16 Download chapter (PDF)
  4. Legal Provisions Applicable to the Patent Eligibility of hESC‑Related Inventions 17 - 20 Download chapter (PDF)
  5. Ethics and Stem Cell Related Patents 21 - 34 Download chapter (PDF)
  6. The Panorama in Europe 35 - 46 Download chapter (PDF)
  7. EPO’s Web of Precedents 47 - 54 Download chapter (PDF)
  8. CJEU’s Brüstle Judgment 55 - 71 Download chapter (PDF)
  9. Conclusion 72 - 74 Download chapter (PDF)
  10. Annex 75 - 80 Download chapter (PDF)
  11. List of Works Cited 81 - 86 Download chapter (PDF)

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