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LIFE PATENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patentability of life forms
1, record 1, English, patentability%20of%20life%20forms
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Decisions on the patentability of life forms, both in Canada and elsewhere, have evolved largely as a result of court or patent office rulings rather than by legislative enactments. 1, record 1, English, - patentability%20of%20life%20forms
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brevetabilité du vivant
1, record 1, French, brevetabilit%C3%A9%20du%20vivant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pourquoi la brevetabilité du vivant continue aujourd'hui à poser des problèmes difficiles et encore mal résolus? Il est plus difficile dans le domaine du vivant de faire la différence entre découverte et invention. Le vivant par nature préexistait. N'est-ce pas un patrimoine commun de l'humanité? Mais l'irruption des biotechnologies a rompu l'équilibre. On sait réaliser maintenant des combinaisons de gènes impossibles dans la nature qui peuvent être considérées comme de véritables innovations. 1, record 1, French, - brevetabilit%C3%A9%20du%20vivant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- patentabilidad de las formas de vida
1, record 1, Spanish, patentabilidad%20de%20las%20formas%20de%20vida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El otro instrumento es el acuerdo sobre los aspectos de los derechos de propiedad intelectual relacionados con el comercio (TRIPs, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC), que permite la patentabilidad de las formas de vida y exige la protección de las obtenciones vegetales mediante patentes o un sistema sui generis [...] El artículo del TRIPs que prevé la patentabilidad de formas de vida, [...] será sometido a revisión este año [...] La mayoría de las sociedades del Tercer Mundo considerarían la patente de formas de vida no sólo inmoral, sino también opuesta a sus valores culturales, sociales y religiosos [...] El acuerdo sobre TRIPs prevé la exclusión de plantas y animales y procesos esencialmente biológicos de la patentabilidad. Estados Unidos permite patentar formas de vida genéticamente modificadas con el argumento de que son invenciones humanas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - patentabilidad%20de%20las%20formas%20de%20vida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los gobiernos del Norte siguieron forzando a los del Sur a que admitieran la patentabilidad de las formas de vida. 3, record 1, Spanish, - patentabilidad%20de%20las%20formas%20de%20vida
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- term of a patent
1, record 2, English, term%20of%20a%20patent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- life of a patent 2, record 2, English, life%20of%20a%20patent
correct
- duration of a patent 3, record 2, English, duration%20of%20a%20patent
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We compare two types of patent policy with leading breadth :(1) patents are finite but very broad, so that the effective life of a patent coincides with its statutory life, and(2) patents are long but narrow, so that the effective life of a patent ends when a better product replaces it. 4, record 2, English, - term%20of%20a%20patent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The term of a patent issuing from a non-provisional application resulting from the conversion of a provisional application will be measured from the original filing date of the provisional application. 5, record 2, English, - term%20of%20a%20patent
Record 2, Key term(s)
- patent duration
- patent life
- patent term
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- durée d'un brevet
1, record 2, French, dur%C3%A9e%20d%27un%20brevet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- durée de vie d'un brevet 2, record 2, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie%20d%27un%20brevet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La durée d'un brevet délivré avant le 1er octobre 1989, est de 17 ans à compter de la date de delivrance du brevet. Aucun frais périodique ne doit être acquitté afin de maintenir sa validité. 3, record 2, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%27un%20brevet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- duración de una patente
1, record 2, Spanish, duraci%C3%B3n%20de%20una%20patente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- An Act to amend the Patent Act(life of patents pertaining to medicine)
1, record 3, English, An%20Act%20to%20amend%20the%20Patent%20Act%28life%20of%20patents%20pertaining%20to%20medicine%29
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Loi modifiant la Loi sur les brevets (durée des brevets relatifs aux médicaments)
1, record 3, French, Loi%20modifiant%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20brevets%20%28dur%C3%A9e%20des%20brevets%20relatifs%20aux%20m%C3%A9dicaments%29
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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