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<p>Although the pivotal role of the inventiveness requirement in patent law is broadly accepted, it has long remained an ill-defined concept, and in current debates the question is often raised whether the requirement is capable of functioning as an adequate ‘gate-keeper’. By providing a broad and historical perspective on the inventiveness concept in patent law, this groundbreaking work lays a very thorough conceptual basis for further and more in-depth discussions on current standards of inventiveness.</p> <p></p> <p>In a method guided by geography and chronology, the author weaves developments in numerous countries – focusing primarily on the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands – into a fullscale analysis of the inventiveness concept. Among the questions raised and examined are the following:</p> <p></p> <ul> <li>- How do industrial–economic considerations influence the requirement?</li> <li>- Are there different doctrinal ‘schools of thought’ that can be distinguished?</li> <li>- Should the current requirement stay in close relationship with its predecessors or is it fundamentally different?</li> <li>- Which socio-economic and political forces have i

Author

Lodewijk W.P. Pessers, L.W.P Pessers

Publisher

Kluwer Law International B. V

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9789041183354

Subjects

Law