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A European view of RCT v. Microsoft – A Pyrrhic victory?
From Paul Cole The law gets into a mess when a court does the right things for the wrong reasons. By way of introduction, the present proceedings concern a method for the production of halftone images created at the University … Continue reading
Essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals – EPO Enlarged Appeal Board decisions G2/07 and G1/08 – Essentially Biological Processes
From Paul Cole Opinions were handed down on 9th December in the above two cases concerning the scope of the exclusion of a.53(b) EPC 1973. That article is further defined in r.23b(5) EPC 1973, now r.26(5) EPC 2000 which specifies … Continue reading
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Tagged biotechnology, biotechnology law, EPO, intellectual property, ip, IP law tools, Paul Cole, Warren Woessner
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Happy Belated Birthday to Patents4Life! We are One.
Last Wednesday, Patents4Life forgot to celebrate its first anniversary. I have done a lot of writing, and recruiting of some writers (particular thanks to Paul Cole of Lucas & Co., UK, and Ronald J. Schutz of Robins Kaplan in Minneapolis … Continue reading
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Tagged biotechnology law, biotechnology news, intellectual property, ip, Patent Law, Paul Cole, Schutz, Warren Woessner
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Hearing fixed for “Broccoli” and “Tomatoes” cases before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal, G 0002/07 and G 0001/08
Post from Paul Cole The EPC prohibits patents for essentially biological processes and the referred questions relate to the degree and nature of human technical intervention, which is necessary for that provision not to apply. Case G 0002/07 “Broccoli” concerns EP-B-1 … Continue reading