The second edition of this text provides an authoritative and detailed commentary on the system of patent grants set up under the European Patent Convention. The text is supported by extensive references, both to the EPC and to Board of Appeal decisions. Substantial appendices include the full text of the EPC and its Rules, as well as the legal advice and notices published by the EPO in its official journal.
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"Twenty-three years after the European Patent Office ... trends."--Pref. The second edition of this text provides an authoritative and detailed commentary on the system of patent grants set up under the European Patent Convention. The text is supported by extensive references, both to the EPC and to Board of Appeal decisions. Substantial appendices include the full text of the EPC and its Rules, as well as the legal advice and notices published by the EPO in its official journal.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The Boards of Appeal; a European patent application; first instance; procedure; amendment of the specification; procedural remedies; patentable subject matter; priority; novelty; inventive step; the extent of protection.