1. Patents : Introduction and history; 2. The nature of patentable inventions; 3. The applicant and application; 4. The specification; 5. Grounds of revocation; 6. Infringement of letters patent; 7. Amendment of specifications; 8. Devolution, assignments and licences, co-ownership and registration; 9. Compulsory licences (abuse of monopoly) and licences of right; 10. Revocation proceedings; 11. Action to restrain threats; 12. Action for infringement; 13. Use by the crown, income tax, stamps, etc... 14. Precedents and pleadings; Appendices : Patents Act 1977; Patents rules 1990; Patents Act 1949 (relevant sections); European Patent Convention and Protocols; Patent Co-operation Treaty; Rules of the Supreme Court : Ord. 59, rr. 17-18; Ord. 104; Patents Court : practice explanations; Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, ss. 287-292 (Patents County Court); Patents County Court (Designation and Jurisdiction) Order 1994; County Court Rules 1981, Order 48A (Patents and Designs); Patents County Court Users Guide; Treaty of Rome, Arts. 30-36, 85-86 and 177; Act of Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic, Arts. 47 and 209; Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Products), Regulations 1992; Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Products), Rules 1992;.