@article{42104,
      recid = {42104},
      author = {Pila, Justine},
      title = {Reflections on a Post-Pandemic European Patent System},
      pages = {19 pages},
      abstract = {Against the backdrop of COVID-19, this Opinion essay  proposes three ways to improve the European patent system  without the need for legislative reform. Each has  particular implications for drug patenting, and reflects an  interpretive conception of law and legal legitimacy as  requiring the application of legislation in accordance with  moral values, including those expressed in constitutional  instruments. If adopted, the proposals would: restrict the  patentability of second medical indications and anchor  assessments of inventive step more firmly to patent policy;  expand assessments of the moral and public policy  implications of patenting inventions and extend the  disclosure duties of applicants; and adapt the FRAND  licensing system to cover essential medical technologies.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/42104},
}