Essays about: "Patent Scope"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words Patent Scope.

  1. 1. Open Innovation or Anti-Competitive Abuse? A Case-Study on the Tesla Patent Pledge under European Union Competition Law

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lukas Wenger; [2023-08-11]
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    Abstract : Patent Pledges can be defined as “voluntary commitments by patent holders to limit enforcement of their patents, made to the public or large segments of specific markets”. In terms of IP strategy, it is a relatively new strategy, only having a history of 20 or so years. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Doctrine of Equivalence in Patent Law - A Comparative Study in Different Jurisdictions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Ingrid Checchio Pessoa; [2021]
    Keywords : Intellectual property; patents; scope of protection; doctrine of equivalence; comparative study; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the field of patent law, the doctrine of equivalence extends the scope of a patent beyond its literal language to cover inconsequential variations of a patentable invention. This doctrine is arguably one of the most important aspects of patent law. READ MORE

  3. 3. Copyright implications of computer-generated imagery using the likeness of real people

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emmi Leinonen; [2020]
    Keywords : Copyright law; Parody; CGI; personality rights;

    Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 27 shows that copyright law has two functions. ‘everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. READ MORE

  4. 4. A legal perspective on biotechnology patents in mergers and acquisitions transactions in the European Union and the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Matti Antela; [2020]
    Keywords : Legal perspective; biotechnology; patentability; mergers and acquisitions; regulatory environment.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses different aspects of the legal perspective on the patentability, valuation, and scope of biotech patents in the European Union and the United States when mergers & acquisitions transactions are in question. To facilitate mergers & acquisition of a biotechnology company a specific regulatory environment must be established, particularly what effects the most such transactions when the biotech company is in question. READ MORE

  5. 5. Patenting Beer : An analysis of plant product patents with specific focus on the impact of those patents granted for beer grain plant mutations to Carlsberg and Heineken

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Imogen Liscoe; [2019]
    Keywords : Intellectual property; beer; patent; biotechnology; plant;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact upon EPO interpretation of European plant patent law of the case Carlsberg and Heineken pertaining to the granting of patents for beer grain enzyme mutations. This analysis will look at current interpretation of the patentability of plant products dependant on the classification of their production process, as well as the extent of the scope of protection granted to these plant patents. READ MORE