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Medical Devices and the Exclusion from Patentability

Impact of the Patentability Exclusion Pursuant to Art. 53(c) EPC on the Patenting of Medical Devices

Keywords:
European Patent, Medical Device, Patentability, Exclusion

Abstract

Like in many national legislations, a general exclusion from patentability exists in the European Patent Convention (EPC) with respect to methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy as well as diagnostic methods. Products that are used in such methods, in contrast, should be patentable. While the…
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