Patents in Germany and Europe : procurement, enforcement and defense : an international handbook / Alexander Harguth ; with Steven Carlson.

1. Why Germany?; 2. Sources of law; 3. Structure of legal system; 4. Forms of patent protection: background on prosecution; 5. Patentability standards; 6. Opposition proceedings; 7. Nullity actions; 8. Pre-suit considerations and infringement trial; 9. Preliminary injunction proceedings; 10. Claim construction and infringement; 11. Discovery and evidence taking; 12. Damages; 13. Inventorship and ownership; 14. Customs actions; 15. Budgeting a patent enforcement case; 16. Samples; 17. Legal texts; 18. Key differences between U.S. and European patent laws.