The Morality of Synthetic Biology Inventions
This chapter investigates the impact of the morality clause in the patentability of SynBio inventions. The first section lays out in detail the norms and cases that have shaped the application of this criterion in the biotechnological field in Europe.
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The Patentability of Synthetic Biology Inventions New Technology, Same Patentability Issues?
The Patentability of Synthetic Biology Inventions
Ilaria de Lisa
The Patentability of Synthetic Biology Inventions New Technology, Same Patentability Issues?
Ilaria de Lisa Faculty of Law Leibniz University Hannover Hannover, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-51205-7 ISBN 978-3-030-51206-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51206-4
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To my grandfather Ugo
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Professor Christian Heinze (University of Hannover) for his encouragement to pursue this research topic and guidance during the drafting of the PhD thesis on which this book is based upon. Likewise, I would like to express my gratitude to the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich, as much of the research for this book was undertaken there. I am also grateful to my employer, Gleiss Lutz, for its support during the drafting of this book. I also wish to thank all the people who offered advice and comments on my work, including Professor Matteo Winkler, Dr. Konrad Duden, Dr. Ralph Krafczyk, Dr. Andrew Pitts and Dott.ssa Isabella Damiani. I also appreciate the editorial guidance offered by the Springer team. Lastly, I would like to thank my entire family for their support and encouragement; in particular my husband, Enrico, and our children, Tancredi and Ludovica. I am also deeply thankful to my parents, Anna and Luigi. A special acknowledgement goes to my grandfather Ugo, to whom this book is dedicated, fo
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