The Relationship between Law and Biomedical Sciences in the Context of Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention

Dr. Jurgita Randakevičiūtė-Alpman

doi:10.5771/9783748948230

Summary

Scientific progress has a growing influence on different fields of law. One of them is patent law, where scientific knowledge is highly important for making decisions on granting exclusive rights. In the European patent system, one of the most controversial issues in this regard is the application of Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention, which provides that a patent shall not be granted for inventions for which commercial exploitation would be contrary to ordre public or morality. Article 53(a) is in particular relevant for biotechnological inventions for which patentability, in comparison to other technical fields, is more often disputed under this norm. A lack of consensus in the case law of the European Patent Office on the application of Article 53(a) to biotechnological inventions calls for finding an approach that would bring more clarity to this debate.

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Edition: 1/2024
Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-1931-1
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-4823-0
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC Studies
Volume: 43
Language: English
Pages: 241
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 14 Download chapter (PDF)
IntroductionPages 15 - 40 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. 1.1. Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention in the European Patent System
2. 1.2. The Relationship between Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention and the Biotechnology Directive
3. 1.3. The Role of the Divisions of the European Patent Office in the Interpretation and Application of Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention
4. 1. 1.4.1. Tests for Application of Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention
  2. 1.4.2. The Standards for Applying Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention
  3. 1.4.3. The Concept and Scope of the Term ‘Commercial Exploitation’
5. 1.5. Preliminary Conclusion
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1. 2.1. The Concept and Position of the Biomedical Sciences in the 21st Century
2. 2.2. The Concept and Significance of the Biomedical Sciences as a Tradition
3. 2.3. Preliminary Conclusion
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1. 3.1. The Importance of the Category ‘Tradition’ in a Legal System
2. 3.2. The Concept of the Western Legal Tradition in the 21st Century
3. 3.3. The Situation in the Western Legal Tradition in the 21st Century
4. 3.4. Preliminary Conclusion
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1. 4.1. The Concept of Morality and Ordre Public in the Case Law of the European Patent Office
2. 1. 4.2.1. The Role of Morality from the Perspective of the Paradigm of Legal Positivism
  2. 4.2.2. The Role of Morality from the Perspective of the School of Natural Law
  3. 4.2.3. The Role of Morality in the Paradigm of Legal Realism
  4. 4.2.4. The Role of Morality in the Western Legal Tradition and its Significance for the European Patent System
3. 4.3. The Role of Ordre Public in the Western Legal Tradition
4. 4.4. Preliminary Conclusion
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1. 5.1. The Utilitarian Patent Law Theories and their Occurrence in the Field of Biomedical Sciences
2. 5.2. The Consequences of the Application of Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention
3. 5.3. Preliminary Conclusion
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1. 6.1. The Relationship between Traditions and How it is Evolving
2. 6.2. The Concept of ‘Co-Production’ in the Context of Article 53(a) of the European Patent Convention
3. 6.3. Trends in the Interaction between European Patent Law and the Biomedical Sciences
4. 6.4. Preliminary Conclusion
ConclusionPages 215 - 218 Download chapter (PDF)
Definitions of Terms Used in the StudyPages 219 - 220 Download chapter (PDF)
BibliographyPages 221 - 241 Download chapter (PDF)