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Exclusions from Patentability reviews the history of the adoption of exclusions from patentability under the European Patent Convention since its first conception in 1949 through to its most recent revision. The analysis shows how other intellectual property treaties, such as UPOV, the Strasbourg Patent Convention, PCT, the EU Biotech Directive and TRIPS have affected the framing of the exclusions. Particular attention is given to those exclusions considered the most contentious (computer programmes, discoveries, medical treatments, life forms and agriculture) and those decisions which have been most influential in shaping the approaches by which the exclusions have been interpreted. The 'morality' exclusion and the interpretation of the exclusions are discussed critically and suggestions for coherent interpretation are made. |
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition, Two Volume SetThe Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition is a one-stop source for diet and nutrition information that covers popular and special diets, nutrition basics, and nutrition-related health conditions. It also particularly addresses health and nutrition concerns across all age groups from infancy through old age. This... | | The Essential Guide to Video ProcessingThe most up-to-date and state-of-the art- introduction to video processing concepts, standards and applications.
This comprehensive and state-of-the art approach to video processing gives engineers and students a comprehensive introduction and includes full coverage of key applications: wireless video, video networks, video... | | Accelerated C# 2008C# 2008 offers powerful new features, and Accelerated C# 2008 is the fastest path to mastering them, and the rest of C#, for both experienced C# programmers moving to C# 2008 and programmers moving to C# from another object-oriented language. Many books introduce C#, but very few also explain how to use it optimally with the .NET common... |
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