John Liddicoat

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

Senior Research Associate

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Cambridge, CB3 9DZ

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University of Tasmania

Adjunct Research Fellow

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Sandy Bay

Hobart, Tasmania 7001

Australia

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1.

The Innovation Pool in Biotechnology: The Role of Patents in Facilitating Innovation

Number of pages: 344 Posted: 03 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2015
Dianne Nicol, Jane L Nielsen, John Liddicoat, Christine Critchley and Tess Whitton
University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Swinburne University of Technology and University of Tasmania
Downloads 223 (142,498)
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Patents, Innovation, medical biotechnology, Australia

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The Multiple Dimensions of Intellectual Property Infringement in the 3D Printing Era

27 Australian Intellectual Property Journal 184
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Jun 2017
Jane L Nielsen and John Liddicoat
University of Tasmania and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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intellectual property, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, patent, copyright, design

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Precision Medicine: Legal and Ethical Challenges

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 64/2017
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 16 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2017
John Liddicoat, Jeffrey M. Skopek and Kathleen Liddell
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
Downloads 131 (226,687)

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Precision Medicine, Law, Patent Law, Regulation, Genomics, Biobanks, Tort Law, Liability, Health Systems, Ethics, Challenges, Implantation, Clinical Treatment, Foundation Research, Translational Medicine, Conference Report

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Open Innovation with Large Bioresources: Goals, Challenges and Proposals

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 6/2017
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2017
John Liddicoat and Kathleen Liddell
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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intellectual property, patents, bioresources, biobanks, synthetic biology, synbio, genomics, genomic medicine, IP policy, access policy, openness, open innovation, open science, open source

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Should We Change EU Law to Disallow DNA Patents?

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 28 Jan 2018
Kathleen Liddell and John Liddicoat
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
Downloads 106 (264,601)
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Intellectual Property, Patent Law, DNA Patents, Gene Patents, Patent Eligibility, Patentable Subject Matter, EU Biotechnology Directive, AMP v Myriad

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Three Dimensions of Patent Infringement: Liability for Creation and Distribution of CAD Files

Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 2016
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 11 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2017
John Liddicoat, Jane L Nielsen and Dianne Nicol
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania and University of Tasmania
Downloads 97 (281,007)

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3d printing, patent law, patent infringement

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Re-Evaluating Innocent Infringement in Australia: Patent Numbers and Virtual Marking

25 Australian Intellectual Property Journal 18 (2014)
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 16 Oct 2014
John Liddicoat
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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The Examination Effect: A Comparison of the Outcome of Patent Examination in the US, Europe and Australia

John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2016, U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 750, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 60/2016
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2016
Andrew F. Christie, Chris Dent and John Liddicoat
Melbourne Law School, Murdoch University - School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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patent examination, United States, Europe, Australia

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Are the Gene-Patent Storm Clouds Dissipating? A Global Snapshot

33(4) Nature Biotechnology 347, April 2015
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 10 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2015
John Liddicoat, Tess Whitton and Dianne Nicol
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania and University of Tasmania
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gene patents, genetic diagnostic testing, global landscape, patents

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Precision Medicine: Drowning in Regulatory Soup?

Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 2016
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Jun 2016
Dianne Nicol, Tania Bubela, Donald Chalmers, Jan Charbonneau, Christine Critchley, Joanne Dickinson, Jennifer Fleming, Alex Hewitt, Jane Kaye, John Liddicoat, Rebekah McWhirter, Margaret Otlowski, Nola M Ries, Loane Skene, Cameron Stewart, Jennifer Wagner and Nik Zeps
University of Tasmania, University of Alberta - Faculty of Public Health, University of Tasmania - Faculty of Law, Massey University, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Tasmania, The University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania - Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), University of Melbourne - Law School, The University of Sydney Law School, Geisinger Health System Inc. - Bioethics Research and The University of Western Australia
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precision medicine, pharmacogenomics, direct-to-consumer genetic analysis, regulation

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A Role for Virtual Biotechnology Companies in Drug Discovery and Development?

19(3) Journal of Commercial Biotechnology 10, 2013
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 13 Oct 2014
Dianne Nicol, John Liddicoat and Christine Critchley
University of Tasmania, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Swinburne University of Technology
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Myriad's Impact on Gene Patents

Nature Biotechnology, Vol. 34, No. 11, p. 1119-1123, Nov. 2016, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 58/2017
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 04 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2019
Mateo Aboy, Kathleen Liddell, John Liddicoat and Cristina Crespo
LML, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge
Downloads 68 (347,361)
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Patents, BRCA, Myriad, Gene Patents, Patent Publications, Empirical Analysis

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The Effects of Myriad and Mayo on Molecular Test Development in the US and Europe: Interviews from the Frontline

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, Forthcoming, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper 33/2019
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 May 2019 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2019
John Liddicoat, Kathleen Liddell and Mateo Aboy
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and LML, University of Cambridge
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patent, patentable subject matter, patent eligibility, 35 USC 101, US, Europe, interviews, empirical, comparative

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Time to Get Serious About Privacy Policies: The Special Case of Genetic Privacy

42 Federal Law Review 149, 2014
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2014
Dianne Nicol, Meredith C. Hagger, Nola M Ries and John Liddicoat
University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania - School of Law, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Genetic information, direct-to-consumer testing, privacy laws

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Key Challenges in Bringing CRISPR-Mediated Somatic Cell Therapy into the Clinic

Genome Medicine, 2017
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 18 Oct 2017
Dianne Nicol, Lisa Eckstein, Michael Morrison, Jacob S. Sherkow, Margaret Otlowski, Tess Whitton, Tania Bubela, Kathryn Burdon, Donald Chalmers, Sarah Chan, Jacqueline Charlesworth, Christine Critchley, Merlin Crossley, Sheryl de Lacey, Joanne Dickinson, Alex Hewitt, John Liddicoat, Joanne Kamens, Kazuto Kato, Erica Kleiderman, Satoshi Kodama, David Mackey, Ainsley Newson, Jane L Nielsen, Jennifer Wagner and Rebekah McWhirter
University of Tasmania, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Oxford - Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies, Harvard University, University of Tasmania - Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, University of Alberta - Faculty of Public Health, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania - Faculty of Law, University of Manchester - Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Tasmania - Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Swinburne University of Technology, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Flinders University, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Addgene, Osaka, Dept of Biomedical Ethics & Public Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, McGill University, Kyoto University, The University of Western Australia, The University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, Geisinger Health System Inc. - Bioethics Research and University of Tasmania
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Genome Editing, CRISPR, Somatic Cell Therapy, Genetic Diseases, Gene Therapy

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Legislating to Exclude Gene Patents: Difficult and Unhelpful, or Useful and Feasible?

22(1) Journal of Law, Information and Science 32, 2012
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Oct 2014
Dianne Nicol and John Liddicoat
University of Tasmania and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
Downloads 40 (440,808)
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Patents, gene patents, commercial, research

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Balancing Copyright - A Survey of National Approaches, Chapter: Australia

Balancing Copyright - A Survey of National Approaches, Chapter: Australia, 2012
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Mar 2015
Andrew F. Christie and John Liddicoat
Melbourne Law School and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Copyright, Australia, User rights

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Standing on the Edge: What Type of ‘Exclusive Licensees’ Should Be Able to Initiate Patent Infringement Actions?

International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Vol. 48, No. 6, 2017, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 14/2017
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2017
John Liddicoat
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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patent law, standing, enforcement, Australia, economic, United States, UK

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Reluctance Realised? Emerging Problems with S 117(2)(b) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth)

41(1) Monash University Law Review 163, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 11/2016
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2016
John Liddicoat
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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patents, pharmaceuticals, indirect infringement, contributory infringement, supply infringement, patent misuse

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After Myriad, What Types of Claim Amendments Change a Patent Ineligible Isolated Gene Claim Into an Eligible Patent Claim That Is ‘Markedly Different’ From Nature?

35 Nature Biotechnology 820-825
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 May 2018
Mateo Aboy, John Liddicoat, Kathleen Liddell, Matthew Jordan and Cristina Crespo
LML, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge
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Patents, Patent Law, Biotechnology, Myriad, Gene Patents, US, Empirical Legal Research

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Another Missed Opportunity to Reform Compulsory Licensing and Crown Use in Australia

(2014) 25 AIPJ 74
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Jan 2015
Jane L Nielsen, Dianne Nicol, John Liddicoat and Tess Whitton
University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Tasmania
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compulsory licences, Crown Use, Patents Act, Australia, use without authorisation

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United Kingdom Patent Decisions 2017

IIC (2018) 49:318–323 , University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 35/2018
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 22 May 2018
Julia Powles and John Liddicoat
UWA Law School and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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UK, patent law, 2017, FRAND, doctrine of equivalents

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Continental Drift? Do European Clinical Genetic Testing Laboratories Have a Patent Problem?

European Journal of Human Genetics, 2019, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper 32/2019
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2019
John Liddicoat, Kathleen Liddell, Arlie McCarthy, Stuart Hogarth, Mateo Aboy, Dianne Nicol, Simon Patton and Michael M. Hopkins
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Unversity of Cambidge, King’s College London, Dept of Social Science, Health & Medicine, LML, University of Cambridge, University of Tasmania, European Molecular Genetics Quality Network and University of Sussex
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patents, genetic tests, Europe, patent law

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Was the Myriad Decision a ‘Surgical Strike’ on Isolated DNA Patents, or Does it Have Wider Impacts?

36(12) Nature Biotechnology 1146
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2019
Mateo Aboy, Cristina Crespo, Kathleen Liddell, John Liddicoat and Matthew Jordan
LML, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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patents, gene patents, Myriad, wider impacts, DNA, markedly different, naturally occurring compounds, empirical, Biotechnology, US

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Sharing the Burden in Australian Drug Discovery and Development: Collaborative Trends in Translational Research

3 Intellectual Property Quarterly 181
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2015
Jane L Nielsen, Dianne Nicol and John Liddicoat
University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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When Can Exclusive Licensees Initiate Patent Infringement Proceedings? Lessons for Global IP Licensing Transactions from Two Recent UK Cases

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 2019, Vol. 14, No. 1
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Jul 2019
John Liddicoat and Jacques de Werra
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Geneva
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patents, patent law, licensing, transactions, international, licensing, UK, case law, decisions, exclusive licence

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Re-Evaluating False Patent Marking in Australia

22(2) Journal of Law, Information and Science 128
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2014
John Liddicoat and Dianne Nicol
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Tasmania
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Patents, Australia, False patent marking, remedies

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Divided Performance of Patented Methods in Australia: A Call to Codify Procured Infringement

University of New South Wales Law Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2018
John Liddicoat
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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patents, patent law, infringement, divided infringement, divided performance, procured infringement, induced infringement, patented methods

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IP Policies for Large Bioresources: The Fiction, Fantasy and Future of Openness

Global Genes, Local Concerns (2019), University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2/2020
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2020
Kathleen Liddell, John Liddicoat and Matthew Jordan
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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openness, open innovation, open science, genomics, synthetic biology

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Do Patents Impede the Provision of Genetic Tests in Australia?

37 Australian Health Review 281, 2013
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 13 Oct 2014
Dianne Nicol and John Liddicoat
University of Tasmania and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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International Divergence in Gene Patenting

Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
Posted: 27 Jun 2019
Dianne Nicol, Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, E. Richard Gold, Wei Li, John Liddicoat and Geertrui Van Overwalle
University of Tasmania, New York University - School of Law, McGill University - Faculty of Law, Zhejiang University - Ningbo Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP)

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divergence, patent law, gene patents, DNA, diagnostics, methods, US, Australia, China, Canada, Europe, comparative