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Patentability of Biotech Inventions in Europe

This post was first published on 22nd January, 2011. Patentable Subject Matter The discussion with respect to patentability of biotech inventions in Europe has been limited to the European Patent Convention (EPC). As per the European Patent Convention, any invention is patentable unless it falls within the list of excluded inventions. According to Article 52 of EPC, any invention irrespective of the technology to which it belongs can be considered as patentable subject matter so long as it is new,…

July 22, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1660Views 0Like

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The Gene Returns to its Body

This post was first published on April 1, 2010. I’m still in denial of the summary judgment ruling provided by Judge Robert W. Sweet of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO on March 29th 2010. Looks like all that I read, understood and was convinced that gene patents demands a revisit. The 156 pages summary judgment that was issued on this Monday has for sure taken me by surprise.…

November 27, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 890Views 0Like

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The image depicts a picture of a dna as the post is about life of a gene patent in India.

Life of a Gene in India

First Publication Date: 3rd November 2009 Last weekend, at a training session in Hyderabad, I was once again confronted by the ever sizzling issue of Indian Patent Office's stand with regard to patenting of Gene Sequences. The outcome of that heated argument is this post of mine. Prior to signing the TRIPS, any invention even remotely linked with living organism (including micro organisms) was not patentable subject matter in India. Article 27 (3) of TRIPS required its signatory to allow patents for…

October 23, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1035Views 0Like

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