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Die europäische Richtlinie für Genpatente - eine ordnungspolitische Institution aus Sicht der Patenttheorie
[The european guideline for genetic patents - a regulative institution from the perspective of patent theory]

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  • Gilroy, Bernard Michael
  • Vollpert, Tobias

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The major legal regulation for patent protection of genetic inventions within the European Union (EU) is the so called 'Biopatentrichtlinie' (BPR). The goal of this guideline is the promotion of R&D in the area of genetic engineering. The following paper shows that the BPR lacks two important economic indicators which impede an efficient promotion of R&D. First, legal regulation provides the same levels of protection to genetic basic knowledge as well as to specific applications, even though free access to genetic basics is of vital importance for further progress of this sector. Second, even with the help of BPR, policy failed to reveal the limits of patent protection in the field of living matter. A fact that not only leads to significant uncertainties but from which also suffer small and medium sized enterprises, which were up to now the driving force of this young industry.

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  • Gilroy, Bernard Michael & Vollpert, Tobias, 2002. "Die europäische Richtlinie für Genpatente - eine ordnungspolitische Institution aus Sicht der Patenttheorie [The european guideline for genetic patents - a regulative institution from the perspecti," MPRA Paper 18965, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    patent protection; European 'Biopatentrichtlinie'; genetic engineering;
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    • K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law
    • K1 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law

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