This text is part of a series that examines industrial property and copyright law. This volume presents a study of the uses of experiments in patent applications.
Note
Recd 29/05/95; Contents : 1. Introduction : 1. General; 2. The distinction between research-oriented experiments and market-oriented experiments : the source of confusion; 2. Application of the experimental use exemption : 1. General outline; 2. Guidelines for applying the experimental use doctrine; 3. Biotechnological inventions : 1. The merger between commercial and experimental production; 2. Biotechnology : a rapidly evolving technology; 3. Commercialization of basic research; 4. Extensive protection afforded to biotechnological inventions; 5. Conclusion; 4. Supply of infringing materials and means to experimenters, and professional assistance in conducting experiments; 5. Experimental use/Fair use comparison : 1. The general concept of fair use; 2. Reverse engineering of computer programs;. Iic Studies. Studies in Industrial Property and Copyright Law, V.16.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Introduction II. Application of the Experimental Use Exemption III. Biotechnological Inventions IV. Supply of Infringing Materials and Means to Experimenters, and Professional Assistance in Conducting Experiments V. Experimental Use/Fair Use Comparison VI. Summary.