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Patents in the Food Sector / The exemption in the German Patent Act of 1877
Patents in the Food Sector / The exemption in the German Patent Act of 1877
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Abbreviations
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Index of Tables
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German Index of Tables
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17–19
Introduction
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20–90
Part I. Patentability of food from 1877 to 2005 in Germany compared to 19 Brazil, China, and India
20–90
20–51
A. Patentability of food in Germany
20–51
20–26
I. The exemption in the German Patent Act of 1877
20–26
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1. German Patent Act of 1877
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2. The scope of the exemption
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3. Reactions to the exemption
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26–28
II. The Amending Act of 1891 and the Kongorot decision
26–28
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28–30
III. The patentability of food in the Amending Act of 1967
28–30
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30–48
IV. Consequences of the patentability of food in Germany
30–48
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1. Food-related patent applications in the technological and economic sense
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2. Rise in food-related German patent applications
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a. Overview
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b. Dairy and confectionary
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c. Feed
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d. Plants
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3. Rise in food biotechnology-related German patent applications
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a. Overview
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b. Plant biotechnology
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c. Feed biotechnology
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d. Biotechnology in other segments of the food sector
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4. Development of the German food sector and food prices
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48–51
V. Assessment of the exemption in Germany from 1877 to 1967
48–51
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51–67
B. Patentability of food under the TRIPs Agreement
51–67
51–63
I. Negotiations with respect to food
51–63
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1. The approach of India
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2. The approach of Brazil
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3. The approach of the U.S.
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4. The approach of the European Communities
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5. Further negotiations
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6. Intermediate result
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7. Summary
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63–66
II. Contents with respect to food
63–66
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66–67
III. Consequences
66–67
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67–85
C. Patentability of food in Brazil, China, and India
67–85
67–69
I. Implementation of the TRIPs Agreement in Brazil
67–69
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69–71
II. Implementation of the TRIPs Agreement in China
69–71
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71–75
III. Implementation of the TRIPs Agreement in India
71–75
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75–85
IV. Consequences of the patentability of food-related substances
75–85
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1. Rise of food-related patent applications
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2. Rise of food biotechnology-related patent applications
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3. Development of the food sector and food prices in Brazil
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4. Development of the food sector and food prices in China
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5. Development of the food sector and food prices in India
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85–89
D. Nestlé and patentability of food
85–89
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89–90
E. Assessment
89–90
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91–114
Part II. Innovation in today's food sector
91–114
91–101
A. Innovation related to the production of agricultural raw materials
91–101
91–99
I. Innovation related to the production of plant-derived agricultural raw materials
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99–101
II. Innovation related to the production of animal-derived agricultural raw materials
99–101
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101–110
B. Innovation related to the production of processed food
101–110
101–106
I. Use of microorganisms in the production of processed food
101–106
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106–109
II. Functional food
106–109
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109–110
III. Nutraceuticals
109–110
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110–114
C. Consumer acceptance of innovation in the food sector
110–114
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115–165
Part III. Intellectual property situation of today's food sector
115–165
115–136
A. Protection of inventions related to the production of plant-derived raw materials
115–136
115–123
I. Protection under the plant variety protection system
115–123
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1. Plant variety as protectable subject matter
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2. Conditions of protection
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3. Scope of protection
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a. Essentially derived plant varieties
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b. Exemptions to plant variety protection
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4. Assessment
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123–131
II. Protection under the Patent System
123–131
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1. Scope of protection
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2. Term of protection
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3. Limitations of protection
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a. Research exemption and plant breeders' exemption
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b. Farm-saved seed and coincidental production
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c. Compulsory license
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4. Assessment
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131–136
III. Increase in patent applications for non-genetically modified plants
131–136
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1. European patent on herbicide-resistant rice
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2. Exemption to patentability of essentially biological processes and 134 patentability of artificially induced mutation
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3. Assessment
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136–136
B. Protection of inventions related to the production of animal-derived raw materials
136–136
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136–165
C. Protection of inventions related to the production of processed food
136–165
136–138
I. Patentability of savor nuances
136–138
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138–147
II. Food as a macromolecular substance and product-by-process claims
138–147
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1. Patentability of product-by-process claims
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2. The scope of product-by-process claims
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a. The scope of product-by-process claims in Europe
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b. The scope of product-by-process claims in the U.S.
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aa. The Scripps decision
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bb. The Atlantic decision
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147–165
III. Food as the product directly obtained by a patented process
147–165
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1. Comparison with the protection by product-by-process claims
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2. The product directly obtained by a process
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3. Interpretation of “directly obtained”
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a. Narrow interpretation: chronological approach
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b. Broad interpretation: parameter approach
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4. Interpretation applicable to food-related inventions
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a. Literal interpretation
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b. Legislative history of Art. 64(2) EPC
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c. Systematic interpretation
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d. Teleological interpretation
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e. Parameter approach appropriate
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5. Burden of proof with regard to the product directly obtained by a process
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6. Biological inventions
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7. Case study on food products obtained by a patented process
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a. The biscuit patent – EP 445 929
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aa. Background
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bb. The invention of the biscuit patent
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cc. Claims and claim interpretation
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dd. Impacts for products obtained from the biscuit patent technology
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b. Herbicide-tolerant plants – EP 546 090
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aa. Background
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bb. Technology underlying the patent
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cc. Scope with respect to Art. 64(2) EPC
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c. Patent on transformation technology – EP 270 615
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aa. Background
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bb. The Moloney patent and its scope
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8. Summary on Art. 64(2) EPC
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165–165
D. Summary
165–165
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166–206
Final Summary
166–206
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The exemption in the German Patent Act of 1877
Autoren
Eva Willnegger
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doi.org/10.5771/9783845210230-20
ISBN print: 978-3-8329-3636-5
ISBN online: 978-3-8452-1023-0
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