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Title
TRIPS, PCT and global patent procurement.
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Description
x, 301 pages ; [28] cm
ISBN
9041197400
9789041197405 Print
9789041197405 Print
Alternate Call Number
F 351 NOL.T
Summary
The introduction of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement has established a global patent system requiring a high standard of patent protection. However, any consequential increase in patent applications will further strain the resources of patent offices worldwide. A monolithic ""World Patent Office"" granting ""World Patents"" will most likely remain a utopian idea but the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has successfully demonstrated how to emulate a ""World Patent Office"" processing ""World Patent Applications"". The current PCT only goes halfway towards the grant of a patent, hence, the logical step to handle an increase in patent applications would be to further develop the PCT towards a patent grant procedure. This has been recognized and in late 2000, the Assembly of the PCT Union decided to set up a special body to consider a formal request by the United States for a ""Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty"".
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Abbreviations/Acronyms – Acknowledgements – Introduction
Part I: TRIPS and its Effect on the Patent System
Chapter 1. The TRIPS Agreement
Chapter 2. The Relevance of TRIPS for Patent Law
Chapter 3. The Impact of TRIPS on the Global Patent System
Part II: A Comparative Analysis of TRIPS and the PCT
Chapter 4. The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Chapter 5: Comparison of the Provisions of TRIPS and the PCT
Chapter 6: The Position of the PCT and PCT Contracting States in Relation to TRIPS
Part III: Further Development of the International Phase Proceedings of the PCT
Chapter 7. Current Status
Chapter 8. Further Development of the PCT
Part IV: Alternatives to Further Development of the PCT
Chapter 9. Consideration of Other Offices' Search and Examination Results
Chapter 10. Registration or Extension of Granted Patents
Chapter 11. A Proposal for a PCT Registration/Extension Protocol
Part V: The Effects of TRIPS and PCT on Patent Procurement and Procurement Requirements – Conclusion – Annex
Agreement of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - as far as relevant for patents
WTO Articles which are of particular relevancy of TRIPS
Patent Corporation Treaty
Rules Of The Patent Corporation Treaty which are of particular importance
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Law Treaty
Index
Part I: TRIPS and its Effect on the Patent System
Chapter 1. The TRIPS Agreement
Chapter 2. The Relevance of TRIPS for Patent Law
Chapter 3. The Impact of TRIPS on the Global Patent System
Part II: A Comparative Analysis of TRIPS and the PCT
Chapter 4. The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Chapter 5: Comparison of the Provisions of TRIPS and the PCT
Chapter 6: The Position of the PCT and PCT Contracting States in Relation to TRIPS
Part III: Further Development of the International Phase Proceedings of the PCT
Chapter 7. Current Status
Chapter 8. Further Development of the PCT
Part IV: Alternatives to Further Development of the PCT
Chapter 9. Consideration of Other Offices' Search and Examination Results
Chapter 10. Registration or Extension of Granted Patents
Chapter 11. A Proposal for a PCT Registration/Extension Protocol
Part V: The Effects of TRIPS and PCT on Patent Procurement and Procurement Requirements – Conclusion – Annex
Agreement of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - as far as relevant for patents
WTO Articles which are of particular relevancy of TRIPS
Patent Corporation Treaty
Rules Of The Patent Corporation Treaty which are of particular importance
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Law Treaty
Index
Published
London : Kluwer Law International, 2001.
Language
English
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