Essays about: "patent law in europe"
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1. RELATION BETWEEN THE PATENT LAW SYSTEM AND THE REGULATORY LEGISLATION WITH REGARD TO STEM CELL RESEARCH
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The focus of this thesis is the analysis of the relation of the patent law legislation and the regulatory law covering all types of stem cells. In the first part all types of stem cells are identified and a variety of issues connected to several types of stem cell is addressed in subsequent parts. READ MORE
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2. “Pwnership”: Is copyright appropriately equipped to handle videogames? : An evaluation of the European legal framework for the protection of creative works in video-games.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Given the huge economic importance of the intellectual labour which these games represent, one might expect the question of what “ownership” means for video-games in the context of IP law to be relatively straightforward. Certainly, this would seem to be the case for other forms of intangible forms of entertainment - as with a book, a film, or a piece of music. READ MORE
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3. SOFTWARE PATENTS : A study on the patentability of software inventions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The primary objective of the thesis will be to focus on patent protection of software under the European Patent Convention, by analyzing the different approaches that the European Patent Office has taken into consideration since the mid-1980s. These approaches are derived from the different decisions that emanate from the Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. READ MORE
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4. End of a blockbuster? – Preventing evergreening of pharmaceutical patents under EU competition law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The pharmaceutical industry is dependent on the granting of patents. Patents make it possible for pharmaceutical companies to invest in the necessary R&D to bring new drugs to the market. This benefits consumers and the health care sector at large. READ MORE
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5. Escaping erosion of China's innovation market : A comparative study of patent aggregation between Europe and China
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In recent years, patent aggregation and patent trolling activities have received growing attention from all over the world because of the controversial nature of such activities. Somehow it becomes a global obsession to presume that such activities or even the existence of PAEs are problematic by nature and need to be redressed via government intervention, partly due to the unpromising situation in the US. READ MORE