An Overview of Patent Law as Applied to the Field of Veterinary Medicine
Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2008, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
This article analyzes some of the challenges that can arise when patent law is applied to the field of veterinary medicine. Topics covered in this article include an overview of the different kinds of inventions that can be patented in the veterinary field; a review of recent legal developments that may affect the patenting of veterinary pharmaceuticals; a discussion of some potential issues related to patents covering assays; and an identification of some special situations where the law affecting veterinary pharmaceuticals is actually different from the law affecting human pharmaceuticals.
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James M. Gould
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