Here is a concise guide to different issues of nanotechnology in the European Legislation. It offers an extensive review of all European Patent Office (EPO) cases on nanotechnological inventions and gives practical tips to cope with existing legislation.
The book is a concise guideline to different issues of nanotechnology in the European Legislation.- It offers an extensive review of all European Patent Office (EPO) cases on nanotechnological inventions. The challenge for new nanotechnology patents is to determine how patent criteria could be met in a patent application. This book shows how to identify the approach and the ways to cope with this challenge.- It extensively reviews trademark cases at the EU level and an in-depth perspective on competition law and state aid law (mergers, essential facilities licenses, public funding).- The books presents the original corporate, tax and finance approach within the current EU legal framework - It gives practical tips to cope with currently existing legislation: the books is not limited to an overview of applicable legislation. E.g.: how to deal with the risk defence under the product liability directive (implemented in 25 out of 28 EU member states) or how to deal with the chemical agents directive and adopt internal policies for nanoparticules.- It proposes many examples of contract clauses or advertising texts which would be appropriate to market products containing nanotechnologies - The books focusses on marketing aspects such as advertising, codes of conduct and import/export regulations.
Introduction.- Part I Understanding the Global Context of Nanotechnology
Law: The European Union and nanotechnologies.- International organizations
and nanotechnologies.- Standardization and nanotechnologies.- The definition
of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials.- Nanotechnology ethics.- Part II
Protecting Nanotechnology R&D and Innovation: The legal framework of
nanotechnological R&D.- Nanotechnology R&D partnerships and other forms of
cooperation.- Providing legal certainty in a world of uncertainties: drafting
successful nanotechnology R&D contracts.- A Matter of Strategy :
Nanotechnologies, Intellectual Property Rights and the Protection of
Innovation.- Trade Secrets and Nanotechnologies.- Nanotechnology patents.-
Utility Models as Alternative Means for Protecting Nanotechnological
Inventions.- Copyright, Databases and Design rights.- Plant variety rights
and semi-conductors.- Managing and Transferring Nanotechnology Intellectual
Property.- Part III Industrializing Nanotechnological Innovation: Corporate
Law for nanotechnology industry.- Tax Law for the nanotechnology industry.-
Investing in nanotechnology.- Insuring against nano-related
risks.-Manufacturing nanotechnologies.- Part IV Commercializing
Nanotechnologies: Authorization and Registration Schemes.- Product Safety and
Liability.- Informing about nano products.- Nano Trademarks.- Importing
and Exporting Nanotechnologies.
