TY - GEN N2 - "The Netherlands became internationally known in the field of patent law due to the so-called "cross-border" rulings. In a much talked-about judgment (EGP/Boston Scientific) in 1998, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that some restrictions would have to be placed on the cross border rulings. This article will examine the effect this judgment has had on the patenting experience in The Netherlands. Besides this, various aspects of the patent procedures are examined and analysed, such as the number of nullification procedures, the impact of the TRIPs Agreement, and to what extent the various possibilities to institute patent procedures are actually made use of." AB - "The Netherlands became internationally known in the field of patent law due to the so-called "cross-border" rulings. In a much talked-about judgment (EGP/Boston Scientific) in 1998, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that some restrictions would have to be placed on the cross border rulings. This article will examine the effect this judgment has had on the patenting experience in The Netherlands. Besides this, various aspects of the patent procedures are examined and analysed, such as the number of nullification procedures, the impact of the TRIPs Agreement, and to what extent the various possibilities to institute patent procedures are actually made use of." T1 - Patent cases :1994 to the present / AU - Rijsdijk, Michiel, VL - 2000 Vol 22 No 3 pages 120-124 ID - 12195 KW - Patents. KW - Intellectual property. KW - TRIPS AGREEMENT KW - PATENTS : NATIONAL LAW : CASE LAW : THE NETHERLANDS KW - THE NETHERLANDS : COURT OF THE HAGUE AND THE HIGH COURT : PATENT CASES KW - PATENT LAW : CROSS-BORDER RULINGS KW - PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE ON CERTAIN LEGAL ASPECTS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (E-COMMERCE PROPOSAL) : EUROPEAN COMMISSION KW - NOTICE AND TAKE-DOWN PROCEDURES, LINKING TECHNIQUES KW - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS : ONLINE LIABILITY, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT TI - Patent cases :1994 to the present / ER -