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Is the expected value or quality of a patent the only factor that affects the number of claims in the patent?
8 March 2019A comparative analysis between the major patent systems shows that the number of claims in a patent is influenced by the fee structure: additional fees per claim lower the number of claims considerably as compared to a flat fee. -
Designer babies; morality or intellectual property?
18 February 2019Unlike other sectors, improvements in Genetic technology raise issues of morality. The new human gene editing technology CRISPR/CAS9 has raised many such concerns. Can the current patent system deal with these concerns or should morality be dealt with by the inventors themselves? -
Does the evolution of sustainable development affect how we interpret WTO provisions?
18 January 2019According to IGIR fellow Michelle A. C. Kristy, WTO law should be interpreted in a way that takes the evolution of sustainable development into account. Her PhD research suggests six components of sustainable development that enable WTO Members to better identify relevant WTO provisions and to interpret them in light thereof. -
International colloquium on Restoring Trust in Trade in honour of Peter Van den Bossche
17 January 2019On 17 December the Law Faculty of Maastricht University hosted an international colloquium entitled “Restoring Trust in Trade” in honour of Professor Peter Van den Bossche.
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