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Archive: 06 Dec 2013
European Commission launches public consultation on copyrights
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation as part of its on-going efforts to review and modernise EU copyright rules. The consultation invites stakeholders to share their views on areas identified in the Communication on Content in the Digital Single Market (IP/12/1394), i.e. territoriality in the Single Market, harmonisation, limitations and exceptions to […]
US-Supreme Court prohibits patents on genes
On June 13, 2013, the Supreme Court based in Washington, USA, decided that no patents on human genes will be granted anymore. The Amercian pharma company Myriad Genetics had two breast cancer gene sequences BRCA1 and BRCA2 patented, which naturally occur in the human body. The gene BRCA1, for example, leads to an increased risk […]