The European patent system: The law and practice of the European Patent Convention - Hardcover

Paterson, Gerald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0421586001 ISBN 13: 9780421586000

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell, 2001

Synopsis

The second edition of this very practical book provides an authoritative and detailed commentary on the centralised European patent grant opposition and appeal procedures set up under the European Patent Convention as well as on the applicable European substantive patent law. It has been substantially revised and takes into account the large number of changes that have taken place in European patent law since 1992. It is an invaluable source of information in this rapidly evolving area of law, especially with the anticipated future development of the EU and new legislation surrounding this. * The text is supported by extensive references, both to the EPC and to Board of Appeal decisions, making it easy to use and practical for your everyday needs

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Review:

... This well presented text is an authoritative contribution to a clear understanding of the ever-growing complexity of European patent law.A practical guide and source of reference.A practical guide and source of reference but it also provides a valuable insight into the present attitudes and future development of the EPOThis is an eminently useful text on patent law. In one volume of approximately a thousand pages, Mr Paterson has provided us with an excellent reference work on both the substantive and procedural aspects of European Patent Convention. This book is a 'must have' for any intellectual property library and any patent practitioner's desk. European Intellectual Property Review (of the 1st Edition).

About this edition

• Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0421586001
• ISBN 13: 9780421586000
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 948