The European Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions aims to harmonise national patent laws in the EU and set out a uniform legal interpretation for some points of special significance to living systems. Provides clarification of a complex area and expert commentary on patenting and ethical issues.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Ch. 1. Purpose Ch. 2. The legal background Ch. 3. Provisions relating to patentability of biological materials Ch. 4. Scope of protection Ch. 5. Exhaustion of rights and compulsory licensing Ch. 6. Implementation of the European Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions 98/44 Ch. 7. The legal protection of biotechnological inventions in the United States.