Brenner V Manson

Intellectual Property Law

This book discusses the TRIPs Agreement, the Madrid Protocol and other international conventions, and compares the basic principles of U.S. law with Asian & European law.

Patenting the Recombinant Products of Biotechnology and Other Molecules

The avenue consisting in lowering the non obviousness standard, chosen by the Federal Circuit in In re Deuel, is rejected in a detailed critic of the case. Several current examples of sui generis intellectual property rights are then described. A "no action" scenario is also examined, emphasizing that the rapid changes occurring in biotechnology might ultimately make the current problem obsolete. Finally, broader issues such as the growing secrecy in basic science are acknowledged, and linked to the disappearance of a clear distinction between basic and applied research.

Decisions of Commissioner of Patents and U.S. Courts in Patent and Trademark and Copyright Cases