Abstract
The Federal Circuit uses particular patent doctrines as policy levers to control the nature of the nations patent output. Most recently, the court has looked to the narrow implementation of the written description doctrine to limit the scope of biotechnology patents in general and DNA patents in particular. Recent case-law now indicates a slow evolution within the Federal Circuit to loosen this control and broaden the scope of DNA patents. This paper explores this evolution through a cursory review of the enigmatic written description requirement, examining particularly its history and purposes. It then examines some of the recent cases that allude to this Federal Circuits policy shift. The paper then attempts to explain this evolution through the application of Public Choice Theory to the Courts decisions.
Keywords: DNA, written description, patents, public choice theory, rational choice theory, Federal Circuit, policy levers
Recent Patents on DNA & Gene Sequences
Title: An Analysis of the Evolution of the Written Description Requirement vis-a-vis DNA and Biotechnological Inventions
Volume: 1 Issue: 2
Author(s): Dov Greenbaum
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Keywords: DNA, written description, patents, public choice theory, rational choice theory, Federal Circuit, policy levers
Abstract: The Federal Circuit uses particular patent doctrines as policy levers to control the nature of the nations patent output. Most recently, the court has looked to the narrow implementation of the written description doctrine to limit the scope of biotechnology patents in general and DNA patents in particular. Recent case-law now indicates a slow evolution within the Federal Circuit to loosen this control and broaden the scope of DNA patents. This paper explores this evolution through a cursory review of the enigmatic written description requirement, examining particularly its history and purposes. It then examines some of the recent cases that allude to this Federal Circuits policy shift. The paper then attempts to explain this evolution through the application of Public Choice Theory to the Courts decisions.
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Dov Greenbaum , An Analysis of the Evolution of the Written Description Requirement vis-a-vis DNA and Biotechnological Inventions, Recent Patents on DNA & Gene Sequences 2007; 1 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187221507780887072
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187221507780887072 |
Print ISSN 1872-2156 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3431 |
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