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European patent law : law and procedure under the EPC and PCT / Ian Muir, Matthias Brandi-Dohrn, Stephan Gruber.
1999
G 941 MUI.E
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Title
European patent law : law and procedure under the EPC and PCT / Ian Muir, Matthias Brandi-Dohrn, Stephan Gruber.
Author
Muir, Ian (chartered Patent Agent), author.
Muir, Ian.
Brandi-Dohrn, Matthias, 1936- author.
Gruber, Stephan, 1956- author.
Muir, Ian.
Brandi-Dohrn, Matthias, 1936- author.
Gruber, Stephan, 1956- author.
Description
lxvi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
0198268750
9780198268758 acid-free paper
9780198268758 acid-free paper
Alternate Call Number
G 941 MUI.E
Summary
This book provides a highly structured analysis of European patent law and procedure (including practice under the PCT) that combines detail and accuracy with conciseness of expression. It will be welcomed by experienced European patent practitioners as a first point of reference, and by practitioners outside Europe seeking a concise guide to the European patent system. It is ideal for use by trainee patent attorneys preparing for their European examinations. The book has had two previous highly successful editions in the German language. This first English edition has been translated and fully updated by Ian Muir, an experienced practitioner and EPA examiner. Particular attention has been paid to its internal layout to make information as readily accessible as possible.
Note
EPC = European Patent Convention; PCT = Patent Cooperation Treaty.
This book provides a highly structured analysis of European patent law and procedure (including practice under the PCT) that combines detail and accuracy with conciseness of expression. It will be welcomed by experienced European patent practitioners as a first point of reference, and by practitioners outside Europe seeking a concise guide to the European patent system. It is ideal for use by trainee patent attorneys preparing for their European examinations. The book has had two previous highly successful editions in the German language. This first English edition has been translated and fully updated by Ian Muir, an experienced practitioner and EPA examiner. Particular attention has been paid to its internal layout to make information as readily accessible as possible.
This book provides a highly structured analysis of European patent law and procedure (including practice under the PCT) that combines detail and accuracy with conciseness of expression. It will be welcomed by experienced European patent practitioners as a first point of reference, and by practitioners outside Europe seeking a concise guide to the European patent system. It is ideal for use by trainee patent attorneys preparing for their European examinations. The book has had two previous highly successful editions in the German language. This first English edition has been translated and fully updated by Ian Muir, an experienced practitioner and EPA examiner. Particular attention has been paid to its internal layout to make information as readily accessible as possible.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Table of EPC and PCT Articles and Rules
Table of EPO Boards of Appeal Cases
Table of British Cases
Table of German Cases
1. The Paris Convention, the EPC and the PCT
2. Priority
3. Procedural Principles
4. Language
5. Filing and related requirements of the European-PCT patent application
6. Examination on filing and examination of formalities
7. Computation of terms (Art. 120 EPC, Art. 47 PCT)
8. Reinstatement and further processing
9. Failure to observe a time limit and the PCT
10. EPO fees: the decisive date of payment with various methods of payment
11. Requirements for substantive examination
12. The invention as the subject of the examination proceedings
13. Disclosure and Claims
14. Substantive requirements for a patentable invention
15. Execution of the examination process
16. Application by an Unentitled Person
17. Interruption of proceedings
18. Correction
19. Opposition
20. Appeal
21. Effect and extent of protection of patent application and patents
22. The System of International Treaties for the Protection of Industrial Property
Annex 1. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (selected Articles)
Annex 2. Agreement relating to Community Patents
Done at Luxembourg on 15 December 1989
Annex 3. UK Patents Act 1977 (Sections 60 and 64)
Annex 4. German Patent Law (Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12)
Annex 5. French Intellectual Property Code (Section L.613)
Annex 6. Netherlands Patents Act (selected Articles)
Annex 7. Switzerland Federal Law on Patents for Inventions (selected Articles).
Table of EPO Boards of Appeal Cases
Table of British Cases
Table of German Cases
1. The Paris Convention, the EPC and the PCT
2. Priority
3. Procedural Principles
4. Language
5. Filing and related requirements of the European-PCT patent application
6. Examination on filing and examination of formalities
7. Computation of terms (Art. 120 EPC, Art. 47 PCT)
8. Reinstatement and further processing
9. Failure to observe a time limit and the PCT
10. EPO fees: the decisive date of payment with various methods of payment
11. Requirements for substantive examination
12. The invention as the subject of the examination proceedings
13. Disclosure and Claims
14. Substantive requirements for a patentable invention
15. Execution of the examination process
16. Application by an Unentitled Person
17. Interruption of proceedings
18. Correction
19. Opposition
20. Appeal
21. Effect and extent of protection of patent application and patents
22. The System of International Treaties for the Protection of Industrial Property
Annex 1. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (selected Articles)
Annex 2. Agreement relating to Community Patents
Done at Luxembourg on 15 December 1989
Annex 3. UK Patents Act 1977 (Sections 60 and 64)
Annex 4. German Patent Law (Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12)
Annex 5. French Intellectual Property Code (Section L.613)
Annex 6. Netherlands Patents Act (selected Articles)
Annex 7. Switzerland Federal Law on Patents for Inventions (selected Articles).
Series
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Language
English
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