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A User's Guide to Patents

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By (author) Trevor Cook
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: 30th Nov 2015
Dimensions: w 138mm h 216mm d 20mm
Weight: 1042g
ISBN-10: 1780434898
ISBN-13: 9781780434896
Barcode No: 9781780434896
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A User's Guide to Patents, fourth edition provides guidance on the areas of European and UK patent law and procedure that are most important in day-to-day practice. It sets out how patents can be obtained, exploited and enforced as well as addressing wider public policy aspects of patents and their economic significance, as well as past and likely future trends that affect legal practitioners. The fourth edition is brought fully up to date to include the introduction of the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) and how it will work in practice. Fully updated to include the latest developments, this fourth edition will be of great use to in-house lawyers, solicitors and barristers, as well as professionals interested in patents, including patent agents, and top level management executives. Contents includes: Part 1 Patents generally: 1. Introduction to the patent system 2. Applying for and securing the grant of a patent 3. Transactions with patents and with patent applications 4. Procedures in disputes concerning patents 5. Patent validity - substantive law 6. Patent infringement - substantive law Part II Patents in specific areas of technology 7. Patents for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals 8. Biotechnology patents 9. Patents in electronics, communications, computing and for business methods Part III Appendices Previous edition ISBN: 9781847668905

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...a comprehensive and clear overview...this book can be recommended to everyone who is looking for a detailed insight into patent law. * The German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce *