The EC legal advisory Board's reply to the green paper on copyright and related rights in the information society

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 493 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0267-3649
• DOI: 10.1016/s0267-3649(96)90013-8

✦ Synopsis

The aim of the study is to ascertain the rationale underlying statutory provisions and court decisions that relate to the 'experimental use' exemption from patent infringement liability in various jurisdictions. It also establishes guidelines for determining the demarcation line between experiments which are allowed and others whose performance constitutes patent infringement. Statutory provisions, court decisions and commentaries are drawn