0198765207 hb : alk. paper 0585376018 electronic book 9780585376011 electronic book 9780198765202 hb
Alternate Call Number
G 24 GRU.PAT
Summary
Rev. ed. of : Patents in chemistry and biotechnology. 2nd ed. 1986.
Note
Glossary of patent terms and jargon [is included]; The first edition of this book was published in 1982 under the title PATENTS FOR CHEMISTS; the second edition was published in 1986 under the title PATENTS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY;. Revised edition of: Patents in chemistry and biotechnology. 2nd ed. 1986. Rev, ed. of: Patents in chemistry and biotechnology. 2nd ed. 1986. Éd. rév. de: Patents in chemistry and biotechnology. 2e dr. verschenen o.d.t.: Patents in chemistry and biotechnology, 1986.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE MODERN PATENT SYSTEM / The nature and origins of patent rights / The development of patent law / patents in developing countries / PART II: PATENT LAW AND PROCEDURE / What can be patented / Filing a patent application / Obtaining a granted patent national procedures / Obtaining a granted patent EPO and PCT procedures / Maintaining a patent in force and extending the patent term / Enforcing patent rights / Invalidity and amendment of granted patents / PART III: PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS IN SPECIFIC TECHINCAL FIELDS / Chemical inventions / Pharmaceutical inventions / Biotechnological inventions / Patenting of genes, plants, and animals / Software-related inventions / PART IV: PATENTING IN PRACTICE / The Patent practitioner and his functions / Drafting the patent specification / Drafting the claims / Prosecution of the patent application to grant / Patents and information / PART V: COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF PATENTS / Inventorship, ownership, and compensation / Commercial exploitation of patents / How to catch the infringer and how not to be caught / Patent aspects of licensing / Patent and competition law / Glossary of Patent Terms and Jargon.